Findspot record TQ 77 NW 17 - Late Bronze Age hoard, found near Quarry Cottages, Cliffe

Summary

Late Bronze Age hoard, found c.1890 near the Quarry Cottages. The hoard consisted of eight objects 5 socketed axes, 1 spear-head, 1 gouge and 1 sword. Now in the British Museum.

Location

Grid reference TQ 725 764 (point) FCE
Map sheet TQ77NW
County KENT
Civil Parish CLIFFE AND CLIFFE WOODS, MEDWAY, KENT
Unitary Authority MEDWAY

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

<1> "Archaeology of Kent" 1930 107 254 (RF Jessup) (OS Card Reference). SKE32592.

<2> Later Prehistoric Antiquities of the Brit Isles 1953 44 (Brailsford) (OS Card Reference). SKE46002.

<3> F1 FGA 30-JUN-59 (OS Card Reference). SKE43000.

<4> Oral: RF Hutchings Schoolmaster Cortsole Farm Cliffe (OS Card Reference). SKE48090.

<5> Field report for monument TQ 77 NW 17 - June, 1959 (Bibliographic reference). SKE4238.

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <1>XY OS Card Reference: "Archaeology of Kent" 1930 107 254 (RF Jessup). [Mapped feature: #25234 find, ]
  • <2> OS Card Reference: Later Prehistoric Antiquities of the Brit Isles 1953 44 (Brailsford).
  • <3> OS Card Reference: F1 FGA 30-JUN-59.
  • <4> OS Card Reference: Oral: RF Hutchings Schoolmaster Cortsole Farm Cliffe.
  • <5> Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 77 NW 17 - June, 1959.

Finds (4)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Aug 12 2021 4:35PM