Findspot record TR 36 NW 55 - Palaeolithic flint implement, surface find from Telegraph Hill, Minster, Thanet

Summary

A small pointed Palaeolithic implement was found near Minster in 1899, on Telegraph Hill, considered to be the highest ground on Isle of Thanet.

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Grid reference TR 315 658 (point) Accurate in Source
Map sheet TR36NW
County KENT
District THANET, KENT
Civil Parish MINSTER, THANET, KENT

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A small pointed Palaeolithic "implement" (presumably a handaxe) was found at Minster, Thanet, in 1899 by J Romilly Allen (1, 2, 3), on Telegraph Hill, about one mile north of Minster Church, on the road that leads from Ramsgate to Sarre. Additional sources (4, 5).


<1> Clinch, G., 1908, Early Man, p. 311 (Article in monograph). SKE29686.

<2> Roe, D.A., 1968, Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Sites, p. 167 (Monograph). SWX6570.

<3> Wessex Archaeology, 1993, The Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project, Report No.2: The South West and South of the Thames [Vol. I - text], S-7, No. 11, p 153 (Monograph). SWX6569.

<4> Osborne-White, HJ., 1928, Memoir of the Geological Survey: Explanation of Sheets 274 and 290. HMSO, London., p. 66 (Monograph). SKE29908.

<5> British Geological Survey, 1980, Ramsgate: England and Wales Sheet 274, Solid and Drift Geology, 1:50,000 (Cartographic materials). SKE29909.

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <1>XY Article in monograph: Clinch, G.. 1908. Early Man. p. 311. [Mapped feature: #63554 find, ]
  • <2> Monograph: Roe, D.A.. 1968. Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Sites. 1-355. p. 167.
  • <3> Monograph: Wessex Archaeology. 1993. The Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project, Report No.2: The South West and South of the Thames [Vol. I - text]. S-7, No. 11, p 153.
  • <4> Monograph: Osborne-White, HJ.. 1928. Memoir of the Geological Survey: Explanation of Sheets 274 and 290. HMSO, London.. p. 66.
  • <5> Cartographic materials: British Geological Survey. 1980. Ramsgate: England and Wales Sheet 274, Solid and Drift Geology, 1:50,000.

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

Record last edited

Sep 30 2024 2:44PM