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Findspot record TQ 55 NE 59 - Bronze Age Palstave
Summary
Bronze Age Palstave discovered on a farm at Plaxtol
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 594 590 (point) LO |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ55NE |
| County | KENT |
| District | TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT |
| Civil Parish | WROTHAM, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT |
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
TQ 594590. A bronze palstave found on his farm at Plaxtol by Mr B.A. Smith, was re-discovered in a drawer in his home many years after being found, so that the precise find spot is not now known. The palstave is 7 inches long, low flanged and has below the stop ridge a small pit, redolent of the U-shaped hollow found on many low-flanged palstaves of the south eastern type. It is assignable to the Taunton phase of the later Middle Bronze Age. The palstave was lent to Maidstone Museum from 1965 until 1979. (1)
<1> Arch Cant 97 1981 304 fig 1,2. (D B Kelly) (OS Card Reference). SKE36297.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1>XY SKE36297 OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 97 1981 304 fig 1,2. (D B Kelly). [Mapped feature: #27971 find, ]
Finds (1)
Protected Status/Designation
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Record last edited
Mar 22 2021 2:59PM