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Monument record TQ 75 NW 54 - Early Bronze Age burial, Parish Field, Aylesford
Summary
In the gravel pit known as Parish Field at Aylesford a large flat axe (HibernoScottish type) and two ogival (ogee-shaped) Wessex bronze daggers were found with a skeleton at a depth of 15ft (4.57m). The skeleton is reputed to have disintegrated on exposure to the air. The find was about 500yards (457m) east of a crouched burial (TQ 75 NW 55). Both finds were made in the late 19th century. The daggers and the axe are in Maidstone Museum. The gravel pit has reverted to agricultural land or overgrown waste land.
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 72 59 (point) LO |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ75NW |
| County | KENT |
| District | TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT |
| Civil Parish | AYLESFORD, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
<1> P.S.A., 2nd S., 17, 1897-9, 376-7 (illus.) (F. James) (OS Card Reference). SKE48477.
<2> London Univ. Inst. of Arch. Ann Rept. No.10 1954, 38, 56 (A.M. ApSimon) (OS Card Reference). SKE46172.
<3> Maidstone Museum Arch. Gazetteer (in progress), (Anon, udtd.) (OS Card Reference). SKE46440.
<4> Maidstone Museum Card Index (Anon, udtd.) (OS Card Reference). SKE46456.
<5> F1 ASP 23-JUL-64 (OS Card Reference). SKE42245.
<6> Field report for monument TQ 75 NW 54 - July, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE3920.
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SKE48477 OS Card Reference: P.S.A., 2nd S., 17, 1897-9, 376-7 (illus.) (F. James).
- <2> SKE46172 OS Card Reference: London Univ. Inst. of Arch. Ann Rept. No.10 1954, 38, 56 (A.M. ApSimon).
- <3> SKE46440 OS Card Reference: Maidstone Museum Arch. Gazetteer (in progress), (Anon, udtd.).
- <4> SKE46456 OS Card Reference: Maidstone Museum Card Index (Anon, udtd.).
- <5> SKE42245 OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 23-JUL-64.
- <6>XY SKE3920 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 75 NW 54 - July, 1964. [Mapped feature: #20022 find, ]
Finds (5)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Sep 24 2024 4:56PM