Findspot record TR 24 SE 10 - Palaeolithic handaxe, surface find in 1948

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Palaeolithic handaxe, surface find in 1948 near property "Mount Ararat"

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Grid reference TR 267 419 (point) FCE
Map sheet TR24SE
County KENT
District DOVER, KENT
Civil Parish HOUGHAM WITHOUT, DOVER, KENT

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[Area TR 267 420] A St. Acheul type handaxe in Tester's possession was found in 1948 on the surface of a ploughed field on the north side of the road between St. Radigund's Abbey and Capel-le-Ferne. (1) Mr. Tester cannot now remember the exact findspot (2). Other sources (3, 4, 5, 6).


<1> Tester, P.J, 1950, A Palaeolithic implement found on the high plateau between Folkestone and Dover. (Article in serial). SKE29753.

<2> Letter (P J Tester 4.6.64) (OS Card Reference). SKE46070.

<3> F1 AC 10.06.64 (OS Card Reference). SKE41782.

<4> Field report for monument TR 24 SE 10 - June, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE5690.

<5> Roe, D.A., 1968, Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Sites, p. 150 (Monograph). SWX6570.

<6> Wessex Archaeology, 1993, The Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project, Report No.2: The South West and South of the Thames [Vol. I - text], S-5, No. 4, p 149 (Monograph). SWX6569.

Sources/Archives (6)

  • <1>XY Article in serial: Tester, P.J. 1950. A Palaeolithic implement found on the high plateau between Folkestone and Dover.. Archaeologia Cantiana 62 (for 1949): 140-142.. [Mapped feature: #47292 Find, ]
  • <2> OS Card Reference: Letter (P J Tester 4.6.64).
  • <3> OS Card Reference: F1 AC 10.06.64.
  • <4> Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 24 SE 10 - June, 1964.
  • <5> Monograph: Roe, D.A.. 1968. Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Sites. 1-355. p. 150.
  • <6> Monograph: Wessex Archaeology. 1993. The Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project, Report No.2: The South West and South of the Thames [Vol. I - text]. S-5, No. 4, p 149.

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  • Non-Intrusive Event: The Southern rivers Palaeolithic Project (EKE20337)

Record last edited

Mar 15 2022 9:53AM