TQ 75 NW 38 - Late Bronze Age gold torcs (7) found at Aylesford

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Findspot record TQ 75 NW 38 - Late Bronze Age gold torcs (7) found at Aylesford

Summary

Seven torcs in nine fragments, possibly found at different times, were discovered in the River Medway at Aylesford. They are believed to have been deliberately broken and to have been used as votive offerings. The exact locations of the finds are unknown but they were probably found at about the same time and near the 4 armlets found in 1861. See TQ 75 NW 27

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Grid reference	TQ 72 57 (point) LO
Map sheet	TQ75NW
County	KENT
District	TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT
Civil Parish	AYLESFORD, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT

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FINDSPOT (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)

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L.B.A.GOLD MEDWAY TORQUES FROM AYLESFORD. (Photograph). SKE1447.

<1> Arch Cant vol 9 1874 1 ff illus (C Roach Smith) (OS Card Reference). SKE36440.

<2> VCH Kent vol 1 1908 325 334 (G Clinch) (OS Card Reference). SKE51192.

<3> Arch of Kent 1930 112 plate X (R F Jessup) (OS Card Reference). SKE36871.

<4> Oral: L R A Grove Curator Maidstone Museum 25 5 59 (OS Card Reference). SKE48033.

<5> F1 ASP 26.05.59 (OS Card Reference). SKE42298.

<6> SE Eng 1970 136 (R F Jessup) (OS Card Reference). SKE49421.

<7> Field report for monument TQ 75 NW 38 - May, 1959 (Bibliographic reference). SKE3900.

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---XY SKE1447 Photograph: L.B.A.GOLD MEDWAY TORQUES FROM AYLESFORD.. OS59/F45/6. Black and White. Negative. [Mapped feature: #19930 find, ]
---XY SKE1447 Photograph: L.B.A.GOLD MEDWAY TORQUES FROM AYLESFORD.. OS59/F45/6. Black and White. Negative. [Mapped feature: #19930 find, ]
<1> SKE36440 OS Card Reference: Arch Cant vol 9 1874 1 ff illus (C Roach Smith).
<2> SKE51192 OS Card Reference: VCH Kent vol 1 1908 325 334 (G Clinch).
<3> SKE36871 OS Card Reference: Arch of Kent 1930 112 plate X (R F Jessup).
<4> SKE48033 OS Card Reference: Oral: L R A Grove Curator Maidstone Museum 25 5 59.
<5> SKE42298 OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 26.05.59.
<6> SKE49421 OS Card Reference: SE Eng 1970 136 (R F Jessup).
<7> SKE3900 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 75 NW 38 - May, 1959.

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TORC (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)

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Record last edited

Sep 24 2024 5:14PM