Three Palaeolithic handaxes from TP 127, Castle Hill (formerly Eastern Quarry, Area B), found in June 2008, during targeted Palaeolithic evaluation test pits to south of Area B. All three handaxes were found in one fluvial gravel horizon, c. 4m below the ground surface (which here was at c. 30.50m OD), below about 3m of sterile gravel. The handaxes were all very similar, being of small size, quite well made and of pointed shape, and mostly in fresh condition. Fresh condition handaxes and flakes were also found in test pit 125 located just to the south. These finds confirm the potential importance of these deposits as a repository of Lower Palaeolithic material, and it is possible that the finer-grained sand/silt bodies within the predominantly gravel-rich sequence in this part of the Site may contain
undisturbed remains in places. (1)

CgMs, 2008, Weldon, Castle Hill, Swanscombe (Ebbsfleet), Kent Report On A Targeted Archaeological (PALAEOLITHIC) Test Pit Evaluation South Of Area B (Unpublished document). SKE52263.