TR 16 NW 10 - Prehistoric implements found c.1930

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Findspot record TR 16 NW 10 - Prehistoric implements found c.1930

Summary

Mesolithic flint picks and a Palaeolithic handaxe found near Long Rock, Swalecliffe in c.1930.

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Grid reference	TR 136 680 (point) FCE
Map sheet	TR16NW
Civil Parish	WHITSTABLE, CANTERBURY, KENT
County	KENT

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Type and Period (1)

FINDSPOT (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)

Full Description

Six Thames picks and one hand axe were picked up about 1930 off the end of Long Rock. The area in which they were found, centred at TR 13606800, was indicated by the finder, Mr. Wallace C Harvey (local historian) of 53 Oxford Street, Whitstable. The flints, iron staired and water-worn, are still in Mr. Harvey's possession (1). Additional references (2,3) and for site in context with others with Mesolithic finds and inter-tidal zone, see (4). Site photographs (5,6).

<1> F1 ASP 29.11.63 (OS Card Reference). SKE42341.

<2> Field report for monument TR 16 NW 10 - November, 1963 (Bibliographic reference). SKE5537.

<3> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, Canterbury Sites and Monuments Record, 10 (Index). SWX11836.

<4> Department of Archaeology, University of Reading, 1994, Inter-tidal archaeology in Kent (Unpublished document). SWX9353.

<5> 1982, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX11613.

<6> 1982, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX11612.

Sources/Archives (6)

<1> SKE42341 OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 29.11.63.
<2> SKE5537 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 16 NW 10 - November, 1963.
<3>XY SWX11836 Index: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. Canterbury Sites and Monuments Record. 10. [Mapped feature: #44190 Find, ]
<4> SWX9353 Unpublished document: Department of Archaeology, University of Reading. 1994. Inter-tidal archaeology in Kent.
<5> SWX11613 Photograph (Print): 1982. Photograph. TR1368/2. print.
<6> SWX11612 Photograph (Print): 1982. Photograph. TR1368/1. print.