Findspot record TQ 55 SE 4 - Seal, general area of Bitchet and Bitchet Green: Mesolithic tranchet axe.
Summary
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 57100 54300 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ55SE |
| County | KENT |
| Civil Parish | SEAL, SEVENOAKS, KENT |
| District | SEVENOAKS, KENT |
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
(Marginal) Palaeolithic implements, probably late St. Acheul, have been found at Bitchet East, Sevenoaks. (1) No further information; the implements are recorded as being in Maidstone Museum, (a) but they could not be traced there. (2) TQ 568542 (sited to place name only). One tranchet axe found at ? Bitchet Green "Bitchit East, (field)" is in the Maidstone Museum, ex E. Harrison. Information from R.M. Jacobi. (3)
2015 Volunteer Project suggested that TQ 55 SE 4 corresponds to NWK-6, No. 63 from the Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project.
See separate HER record for Palaeolithic find.
<1> PPAEA 2, 1915-18, 407 (R.A. Smith) (OS Card Reference). SKE48577.
<2> Maidstone Museum Arch. Gazetteer 3 In progress. (Anon. Undated) (OS Card Reference). SKE46441.
<3> F1 ASP 29-JUL-64 (OS Card Reference). SKE42347.
<4> CBA Res Rep 20 1977 Gaz Me and Upper Pa sites in Eng and Wales 155 (J J Wymer) (OS Card Reference). SKE38831.
<5> Field report for monument TQ 55 SE 4 - July, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE2829.
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SKE48577 OS Card Reference: PPAEA 2, 1915-18, 407 (R.A. Smith).
- <2> SKE46441 OS Card Reference: Maidstone Museum Arch. Gazetteer 3 In progress. (Anon. Undated).
- <3> SKE42347 OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 29-JUL-64.
- <4> SKE38831 OS Card Reference: CBA Res Rep 20 1977 Gaz Me and Upper Pa sites in Eng and Wales 155 (J J Wymer).
- <5> SKE2829 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 55 SE 4 - July, 1964.
Finds (2)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Sep 13 2022 12:30PM