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Findspot record TQ 54 SW 6 - Fragment of polished flint axe
Summary
Fragment of Neolithic polished flint axe found in 1961 while ploughing. The fragment is in Tunbridge Wells Museum.
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 5095 4110 (point) FCE |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ54SW |
| County | KENT |
| Civil Parish | PENSHURST, SEVENOAKS, KENT |
| District | SEVENOAKS, KENT |
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
In 1961 a fragment of a Ne. polished axe was found during ploughing in the centre of a field at TQ 5095 4110. It is in Tunbridge Wells Museum. (1) On exhibition in Tunbridge Wells Museum is a small fragment of the butt end of a Ne. polished flint axe, which appears to have been reworked. (2)
<1> Oral: Lt Col Meade-Walds, Stonewall Park, Chiddingstone Hoath, Kent. 7.2.63 (OS Card Reference). SKE48042.
<2> F1 ASP 22-FEB-63 (OS Card Reference). SKE42231.
<3> F2 ASP 22-FEB-63 (OS Card Reference). SKE43149.
<4> Field report for monument TQ 54 SW 6 - February, 1963 (Bibliographic reference). SKE2739.
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SKE48042 OS Card Reference: Oral: Lt Col Meade-Walds, Stonewall Park, Chiddingstone Hoath, Kent. 7.2.63.
- <2> SKE42231 OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 22-FEB-63.
- <3> SKE43149 OS Card Reference: F2 ASP 22-FEB-63.
- <4>XY SKE2739 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 54 SW 6 - February, 1963. [Mapped feature: #20064 find, ]
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Record last edited
Mar 15 2021 2:41PM