[TQ 5263]. A basal looped bronze spearhead 17.5cm long was recovered during the progress of mechanical excavation of flood plain gravel, during May 1957, 400 yards south of Lullingstone Castle. Mr G de G Sieveking of the Dept of British and Medieval Antiquities, British Museum reports that "it has had its tip and a certain part of the blade broken off in antiquity. It has a highly developed mid-rib, a broad blade and broad basal loops. This type is characteristic of the late Bronze Age metal industry and is common in south-eastern England". The find spot is close to the area where a late bronze age chisel was recovered in 1977 (TQ 56 SW 28). (1)

<1> Arch Cant 84 1969 251-252 & fig 2 (G W Meates) (OS Card Reference). SKE35788.