TQ 74 NW 254 - Late Bronze Age hoard in an urn found at Hayeden Farm, Marden

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Summary

An urn containing bronze implements and ornaments was dug up on a farm called Haye or Hayeden in 1858. The site is a mile from the junction of the River Beult and the Lesser Teise River.The collection of possibly 13 objects included a socketed axe, a sickle, pins rings and bracelets. The urn has been lost but the items are at Maidstone Museum.

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Grid reference	TQ 7370 4790 (point)
Map sheet	TQ74NW
County	KENT
District	MAIDSTONE, KENT
Civil Parish	MARDEN, MAIDSTONE, KENT

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Hoard (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)

Full Description

An urn containing bronze implements and ornaments was dug up on a farm called the "Haye" or "Hayeden" a mile from the junction of the rivers Buelth and Teise in 1858. [Classified as Roman by the writer by illustration is that of BA implements.] (1) A hoard of Late Bronze Age objects, possibly 13, including a socketed axe, sickle, pins, rings and bracelets discovered in an earthen vessel at Marden. Now in Maidstone Museum. (2) This hoard is on display in Maidstone Museum; the urn has been lost. It is a founder's hoard consisting of the lower half of a socketted axe, a sickle, the trumpet terminal of a torque, a belt slider?, four pins, numerous fragments of rings, bracelets and knives, a "jet" and some "cakes". No information regarding the exact provenance was obtained. (3) Additional bibliography. (4-6)

<1> JBAA 14 1858 257-62 (Beale Poste) illus (OS Card Reference). SKE44873.

<2> The Arch of Kent 1930 170 259 (RF Jessup) (OS Card Reference). SKE50071.

<3> F1 AC 14.02.63 (OS Card Reference). SKE41797.

<4> SE Eng 1970 134 (R Jessup) (OS Card Reference). SKE49420.

<5> VCH 1 Kent 1908 323 336 (G Clinch) (OS Card Reference). SKE50800.

<6> Anc Bronze Imps 1881 198 208 211 308 366 381 388 450 467 (J Evans) (OS Card Reference). SKE33038.

<7> Field report for monument TQ 74 SW 3 - February, 1963 (Bibliographic reference). SKE3765.

Sources/Archives (7)

<1> SKE44873 OS Card Reference: JBAA 14 1858 257-62 (Beale Poste) illus.
<2> SKE50071 OS Card Reference: The Arch of Kent 1930 170 259 (RF Jessup).
<3> SKE41797 OS Card Reference: F1 AC 14.02.63.
<4> SKE49420 OS Card Reference: SE Eng 1970 134 (R Jessup).
<5> SKE50800 OS Card Reference: VCH 1 Kent 1908 323 336 (G Clinch).
<6>XY SKE33038 OS Card Reference: Anc Bronze Imps 1881 198 208 211 308 366 381 388 450 467 (J Evans). [Mapped feature: #19039 hoard, ]
<7> SKE3765 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 74 SW 3 - February, 1963.