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Findspot record TQ 96 SW 52 - Iron Age `A' pottery find
Summary
A pit containing potsherds described as being of the "Halstatt period" was found during brickearth extraction some time prior to 1932. The sherds, some of which are in Maidstone Museum, are probably Iron Age, though a Late Bronze Age date cannot be entirely ruled out without examination of them.
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 90 63 (point) LO |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ96SW |
| Civil Parish | SITTINGBOURNE, SWALE, KENT |
| County | KENT |
| District | SWALE, KENT |
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
A rubbish pit found a brickearth excavation at Murston pre-1932, yielded many fragments of pottery of the Halstatt period. Some are in store in Maidstone Museum. There are extensive brickworking areas at Murston and no further information regarding the site of this rubbbish pit was obtained either locally or at the Museum (a)(b) (1). Additional NAR index entries and references from relevant field reports and sources (2-4).
<1> Rochester Naturalist 6 137 1932 147 (NC Cook) (OS Card Reference). SKE49294.
<2> Inf DB Kelly Asst Cur Maidstone Mus (OS Card Reference). SKE44309.
<3> F1 ASP 22-NOV-63 (OS Card Reference). SKE42240.
<4> Field report for monument TQ 96 SW 51 - November, 1963 (Bibliographic reference). SKE4986.
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SKE49294 OS Card Reference: Rochester Naturalist 6 137 1932 147 (NC Cook).
- <2> SKE44309 OS Card Reference: Inf DB Kelly Asst Cur Maidstone Mus.
- <3>XY SKE42240 OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 22-NOV-63. [Mapped feature: #36197 pit, ]
- <4> SKE4986 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 96 SW 51 - November, 1963.
Finds (1)
Protected Status/Designation
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Record last edited
Oct 28 2021 4:26PM