TR 33835379. A mesolithic site, first discovered in Spring 1981 during excavations for the foundations of a new cow shed, in a field on the south-eastern side of the hamlet of Finglesham, Northbourne, has produced just over 1700 stuck flints and large amounts of burnt flint, in a largely undisturbed deposit above the natural brickearth between 1981 and 1983. The site is low-lying, about 3m above OD, being situated just above the level of the Ham Fen marshes and on the north side it runs under marshland peat for an unknown distance. "Finds have included at least eight major axe fragments and 32 axe-sharpening flakes, but no microliths. The large number of axe-sharpening flakes is particularly worthy of note and overall the site most probably represents some sort of axe-manufacturing area". (2) (See illustration card) (1) (1,2,3)

Additional Reference (4).

<1> KAR 72 1983 29-32 (K Parfitt & G Halliwell) (OS Card Reference). SKE45417.

<2> Arch Cant 99 1983 290 (K Parfitt) (OS Card Reference). SKE36354.

<3> KAR 74 1983 81 (K Parfitt) (OS Card Reference). SKE45420.

<4> Chris Blandford Associates, 2002, Betteshanger Colliery & Spoil Tip Environmental Impact Assessment: Volume 2 Environmental Statement (Unpublished document). SKE8361.