TQ 75 NW 7 - Plano-convex flint knife,Manor Farm, East Malling

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Findspot record TQ 75 NW 7 - Plano-convex flint knife,Manor Farm, East Malling

Summary

An early Bronze Age flint knife is presumed to have been found at Manor Farm, East Malling. It is of the type known as plano-convex flint knife. Now kept at Maidstone Museum. See also TQ 75 NW 8 Arrowheads.

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Grid reference	TQ 7061 5551 (point) FCE
Map sheet	TQ75NW
County	KENT
District	TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT
Civil Parish	EAST MALLING AND LARKFIELD, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

FINDSPOT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)

Full Description

An Early M.B.A. plano-convex flint knife, on display in Maidstone Museum (no accession number) was found and presented in 1951 by Mr. A. Clout, Manor Farm, East Malling. (a) The findspot was at TQ 7062 5552(b). Mr. Clout is believed to have been an employee of a former owner of Manor Farm and his present whereabouts cannot be traced. (1)

<1> Arch Cant 64 1951 161 Illus (A Warhurst) (OS Card Reference). SKE35378.

<2> Maidstone Museum Pte.6" (Anon. Undated) (OS Card Reference). SKE46491.

<3> F1 ASP 09-MAR-64 (OS Card Reference). SKE42015.

<4> Field report for monument TQ 75 NW 7 - March, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE3853.

Sources/Archives (4)

<1>XY SKE35378 OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 64 1951 161 Illus (A Warhurst). [Mapped feature: #19630 find, ]
<2> SKE46491 OS Card Reference: Maidstone Museum Pte.6" (Anon. Undated).
<3> SKE42015 OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 09-MAR-64.
<4> SKE3853 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 75 NW 7 - March, 1964.