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Findspot record TQ 75 NE 65 - Neolithic polished flint axe
Summary
Neolithic polished flint axe found at Gidd's Pond, Ware Street, Boxley in 1962. Now in Maidstone Museum.
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 7850 5699 (point) FCE |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ75NE |
| County | KENT |
| District | MAIDSTONE, KENT |
| Civil Parish | BOXLEY, MAIDSTONE, KENT |
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Full Description
A Ne. polished flint axe, the cutting edge broken, was found at Gidd's Pond, Ware Street, Boxley, by Mr. D.H. Hammond, while working a cultivator on his market garden in 1962. Mr. Hammond indicated the exact findspot at TQ 7851 5699. The axe is in store in Maidstone Museum (Accession number 34/1962). (1) [TQ 78515699] Neolithic Axe found 1962 [NAT]. (2)
<1> Maidstone Museum Pte 6" (D B Kelly undated) (OS Card Reference). SKE46485.
<3> Mr D H Hammond 10 Grace Ave Maidstone (OS Card Reference). SKE47371.
<4> F1 ASP 05.03.64 (OS Card Reference). SKE41928.
<5> 1:10000 1982 (OS Card Reference). SKE32745.
<6> Field report for monument TQ 75 NE 64 - March, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE3828.
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SKE46485 OS Card Reference: Maidstone Museum Pte 6" (D B Kelly undated).
- <3> SKE47371 OS Card Reference: Mr D H Hammond 10 Grace Ave Maidstone.
- <4> SKE41928 OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 05.03.64.
- <5>XY SKE32745 OS Card Reference: 1:10000 1982. [Mapped feature: #19234 find, ]
- <6> SKE3828 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 75 NE 64 - March, 1964.
Finds (1)
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Record last edited
Jul 8 2021 12:05PM