[TQ 8677 6871] "Palaeolithic. A derived late ST. Acheul or Early Mousterian twisted ovate hand axe, together with some derived flakes with facetted butts from a small gravel deposit situated at 10ft. O.D.resting on redeposited London clay." (1) This site has been destroyed by erosion; it now lies below the high water mark (2). Additional references (3-7).

During the 2012-14 Stour Basin Palaeolithic project this record was reassessed by Dr Francis Wenban-Smith:
[TQ 86790 68721] A small bifacial implement with a twisted profile (thought to be a Palaeolithic handaxe), together with some flakes with facetted butts found on the shore (1); possibly derived from a small nearby gravel deposit situated at 10ft. O.D.resting on redeposited London clay (1, 2, 3). Reported in various secondary sources (4, 5, 6).

<1> PPSEA vol 5 1925-7 p289 Illus 6" map (J P T Burchell) (OS Card Reference). SKE48642.

<2> F1 CFW 18-NOV-63 (OS Card Reference). SKE42634.

<3> Field report for monument TQ 86 NE 7 - November, 1963 (Bibliographic reference). SKE4529.

<4> Roe, D.A., 1968, Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Sites, p.165 (Monograph). SWX6570.

<5> Burchell, J. P. T., 1928, A final account of the investigations carried out at Lower Halstow, Kent, p.289 (Article in serial). SWX6576.

<6> Wessex Archaeology, 1993, The Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project, Report No.2: The South West and South of the Thames [Vol. I - text], M6.2 (p133) (Monograph). SWX6569.