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Findspot record TQ 57 SW 49 - Anglo Saxon weapons found on Dartford downs
Summary
Possible Anglo-Saxon inhumation indicated by an Anglo Saxon spearhead and shield found during drain digging prior to 1884 on the Dartford Downs.
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 52 73 (point) LO |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ57SW |
| County | KENT |
| District | DARTFORD, KENT |
| Civil Parish | DARTFORD, DARTFORD, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
"Mr. E. P. L. Brock exhibited on behalf of Mr. C. Roach Smith, sketches of an umbo of a Saxon shield and a javelin-head, recently dug up on the downs near Dartford, the precise locality denoted in a map made by Mr. Youens. The umbo is of the type of No. 18 in pl. xv. of the Inventorium Sepulchrale. The objects were found in digging for a drain about 4 feet below the surface." (1) Finds not held by Dartford Museum.Youens map could not be traced. (2)
<1> J.B.A.A. vol. 40, 1884, pp. 120-1. (OS Card Reference). SKE44834.
<2> F1 ASP 02-OCT-64 (OS Card Reference). SKE41899.
<3> Field report for monument TQ 57 SW 49 - October, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE3158.
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Record last edited
May 13 2021 1:41PM