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Findspot record TQ 55 NE 27 - Early Bronze Age bronze flat axe
Summary
early Bronze Agebronze flat axe
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 5782 5549 (point) FCE |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ55NE |
| County | KENT |
| District | TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT |
| Civil Parish | IGHTHAM, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT |
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
[TQ 57825549 (3)] An EBA celt was found by W. Beeching of Harrietsham in 1947 in the root of a fir tree in the Fishponds Valley,near Crown Point, Ightham. Given to Maindstone Museum. (1,2,3) The donor of the axe, Mr. W. Beeching, now lives in East Kent; he was not contacted. (4)
<1> Arch Cant 61 1948 xliv (E Harrison) (OS Card Reference). SKE35333.
<2> Arch Cant 62 1949 143 illus (L R A Grove & W N Terry) (OS Card Reference). SKE35343.
<3> Pte 6" (L R A Grove 1950) (OS Card Reference). SKE48864.
<4> F1 ASP 12.08.64 (OS Card Reference). SKE42063.
<5> Field report for monument TQ 55 NE 27 - August, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE2770.
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SKE35333 OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 61 1948 xliv (E Harrison).
- <2> SKE35343 OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 62 1949 143 illus (L R A Grove & W N Terry).
- <3> SKE48864 OS Card Reference: Pte 6" (L R A Grove 1950).
- <4> SKE42063 OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 12.08.64.
- <5>XY SKE2770 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 55 NE 27 - August, 1964. [Mapped feature: #24575 find, ]
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Record last edited
Mar 17 2021 1:24PM