Findspot record TQ 56 NW 22 - Farningham, slope below Farningham Fort: surface-finds of several Palaeolithic handaxes
Summary
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 53770 66680 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ56NW |
| County | KENT |
| Civil Parish | EYNSFORD, SEVENOAKS, KENT |
| District | SEVENOAKS, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
[TQ 5166, sited to place name only]. Bluish-white hand axe, 4.8 incheslong, without its point, both faces rather flat but of pear-shaped outline, the side-edges rather zigzag and uncurved; fair amount of iron staining. Late Chelles. Surface at Wested. (1) Paleolithic implements found at Wested and near Farningham Fort on thewest side of the Darent Valley. (2)
<1> PPSEA 2 1914-18 108 fig 6 (H Dewey) (OS Card Reference). SKE48618.
<2> PPSEA 3 1918-22 268 (H Dewey) (OS Card Reference). SKE48625.
<3> Wessex Archaeology, 1993, The Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project, Report No.2: The South West and South of the Thames [Vol. I - text] (Monograph). SWX6569.
<4> Roe, D.A., 1968, Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Sites, p152 (Monograph). SWX6570.
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SKE48618 OS Card Reference: PPSEA 2 1914-18 108 fig 6 (H Dewey).
- <2> SKE48625 OS Card Reference: PPSEA 3 1918-22 268 (H Dewey).
- <3> SWX6569 Monograph: Wessex Archaeology. 1993. The Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project, Report No.2: The South West and South of the Thames [Vol. I - text].
- <4> SWX6570 Monograph: Roe, D.A.. 1968. Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Sites. 1-355. p152.
Finds (1)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Non-Intrusive Event: The Southern rivers Palaeolithic Project (EKE20337)
Record last edited
Sep 14 2022 1:25PM