TR 16 SE 14 - Brett's Quarries, Westbere Marshes

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Findspot record TR 16 SE 14 - Brett's Quarries, Westbere Marshes

Summary

Bronze Age spearhead found circa 1945 and chisel found circa 1949 at the Roman occupation site in Westbere Marshes quarry.

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Grid reference	TR 1844 6037 (point) FCE
Map sheet	TR16SE
County	KENT
District	CANTERBURY, KENT
Civil Parish	STURRY, CANTERBURY, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

FINDSPOT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)

Full Description

A MBA spearhead was found c.1945 and a broken bronze chisel c.1949, at the Roman occupation site [TR 16 SE 7: TR 18456038] in Messrs. Brett's Quarries, Westbere Marshes. They were dredged up during gravel-working operations. Both are on exhibition in the Royal Museum, Canterbury. The chisel (acquired 28/6/49, accession no., RM6324) is two and three quarter inches long and one inch broad; and the spearhead (no accession no., from Westbere Marshes) is looped and nine and a quarter inches long. (1) additional references (2-7)

<1> Arch NL 1 12 Apr 1949 3 (OS Card Reference). SKE36787.

<2> Arch Cant 62 1949 146 (F Jenkins) (OS Card Reference). SKE35346.

<3> Inventory Book Royal Mus Canterbury (OS Card Reference). SKE44499.

<4> Card with exhibit Royal Mus Canterbury (OS Card Reference). SKE38593.

<5> F1 ASP 04.12.63 (OS Card Reference). SKE41916.

<6> Field report for monument TR 16 SE 14 - December, 1963 (Bibliographic reference). SKE5563.

<7> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 1994, A28 Sturry Bypass: A Interim Review of the Archaeological Resource and Historic Landscape (Unpublished document). SKE7002.

Sources/Archives (7)

<1> SKE36787 OS Card Reference: Arch NL 1 12 Apr 1949 3.
<2>XY SKE35346 OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 62 1949 146 (F Jenkins). [Mapped feature: #44225 find, ]
<3> SKE44499 OS Card Reference: Inventory Book Royal Mus Canterbury.
<4> SKE38593 OS Card Reference: Card with exhibit Royal Mus Canterbury.
<5> SKE41916 OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 04.12.63.
<6> SKE5563 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 16 SE 14 - December, 1963.
<7> SKE7002 Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 1994. A28 Sturry Bypass: A Interim Review of the Archaeological Resource and Historic Landscape.