TQ 94 NW 8 - Mesolithic, Iron Age and Romano-British finds, Kings sandpit, Charing

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Monument record TQ 94 NW 8 - Mesolithic, Iron Age and Romano-British finds, Kings sandpit, Charing

Summary

Surface finds of Mesolithic flint flakes were made at King's Sandpit, near Newlands. Belgic cremation burials and Romano - British sherds were also found. Also found at the site in 1961 was a polished stone axe, about 4 inches long, which was is in the posession of the landowner. The bottom portion of a beehive quern, now in the Maidstone Museum were also found in Newlands Sandpit which lies to the west of Newlands Medieval chapel. A large number of Belgic pottery fragments were found in this pit in 1952 and at least one complete Belgic pot has come from the site.

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Grid reference	TQ 9344 4824 (point) FCE
Map sheet	TQ94NW
County	KENT
District	ASHFORD, KENT
Civil Parish	CHARING, ASHFORD, KENT

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CREMATION (CREMATION, Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)

Full Description

The bottom portion of a beehive quern, now in the Maidstone Museum (accession No. 84 1958), was found in Newlands Sandpit, belonging to Messrs. H.R. King & Co., which lies to the west of Newlands medieval chapel. A large number of Belgic pottery fragments were found in this pit in 1952 and at least one complete Belgic pot (accession No. 23.1952) has come from the site. (1) [TQ 9344 4824] Surface finds of Mesolithic flint flakes were made at King's Sandpit, near Newlands. Belgic cremation burials and Romano - British sherds were also found. (2) Mr. H.R. King (owner of the sandpit) indicated the findspot of the Belgic and R.B material to be at TQ 9356 4822, (surveyed on Ant. Model), and the quernstone at TQ 9360 4846. He did not know anything about the Mesolithic finds. Mr. King added that he has in his possession a polished stone axe, about 4 inches long, which was found in November (1961) at TQ 9361 4856. Surveyed on Ant. M. The whole area within which these findspots fall has been dug to a considerable depth for sand. (3) Sand-digging progresses at this pit but to date no further finds have been made. (4)

<1> Arch Cant., 73, (1959), p 226.(L.R.A Grove) (OS Card Reference). SKE36481.

<2> Oral, A Warhurst, Arch Asst Maidstone Mus (OS Card Reference). SKE47991.

<3> Maidstone Mus 6" (L.R.A Grove), undated (OS Card Reference). SKE46278.

<4> F1 ASP 15-DEC-61 (OS Card Reference). SKE42117.

<5> F2 CFW 09-JAN-64 (OS Card Reference). SKE43213.

<6> Field report for monument TQ 94 NW 8 - December, 1961 (Bibliographic reference). SKE4754.

<7> Field report for monument TQ 94 NW 8 - January, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE4755.

Sources/Archives (7)

<1>XY SKE36481 OS Card Reference: Arch Cant., 73, (1959), p 226.(L.R.A Grove). [Mapped feature: #33552 finds, ]
<2> SKE47991 OS Card Reference: Oral, A Warhurst, Arch Asst Maidstone Mus.
<3> SKE46278 OS Card Reference: Maidstone Mus 6" (L.R.A Grove), undated.
<4> SKE42117 OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 15-DEC-61.
<5> SKE43213 OS Card Reference: F2 CFW 09-JAN-64.
<6> SKE4754 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 94 NW 8 - December, 1961.
<7> SKE4755 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 94 NW 8 - January, 1964.