TR 26 NE 1053 - Bronze Age hoard of Palstaves, Minnis Bay, Birchington

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Findspot record TR 26 NE 1053 - Bronze Age hoard of Palstaves, Minnis Bay, Birchington

Summary

A hoard of fourteen bronze axeheads was discovered on the foreshore near Birchington in 1904. The hoard was found within an earthenware bowl. Recorded during an assessment of the north Kent coast by Wessex Archaeology

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Grid reference	TR 284 697 (point)
Map sheet	TR26NE
County	KENT
District	THANET, KENT
Civil Parish	BIRCHINGTON, THANET, KENT

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FINDSPOT (hoard, Middle Bronze Age to Late Bronze Age - 1600 BC to 701 BC)

Full Description

<1> Arch cant LI 1939 191-203 illus (P H G Powell-Cotton and F Pinfold) (OS Card Reference). SKE36364.

<2> PPS IX 1943 28-47 plans illlust (F H Worsfold) (OS Card Reference). SKE48611.

<3> MS plan in possession of Miss Powell-Cotton Quex Park (OS Card Reference). SKE47464.

<4> OS 6" 1961 (OS Card Reference). SKE48369.

<5> PPS XX 1954 24 (C A Raleigh-Radford) (OS Card Reference). SKE48613.

<6> F1 CFW 29-NOV-63 (OS Card Reference). SKE42819.

<7> PPS 5 1939 252 (notes on excavations) (OS Card Reference). SKE48607.

<8> Arch Cant 71 1957 237 (M Blumstein) (OS Card Reference). SKE35494.

<9> Arch of Kent 1930 100 252 illus (R F Jessup) (OS Card Reference). SKE36863.

<10> SE England 1970 130-1 illus (R F Jessup) (OS Card Reference). SKE49425.

<11> Ant J 4 1924 220-226 illus (O G S Crawford and P Powell-Cotton) (OS Card Reference). SKE33178.

<12> Arch Cant 84 1969 249-50 illus (N Macpherson-Grant) (OS Card Reference). SKE35787.

<13> Department of Archaeology, University of Reading, 1994, Inter-tidal archaeology in Kent (Unpublished document). SWX9353.

<14> Field report for monument TR 26 NE 2 - November, 1963, p 14-15 (Bibliographic reference). SKE5801.

<15> Macpherson-grant, N., 1969, Two Neolithic bowls from Birchington, Thanet (Article in serial). SWX7501.

<16> Worsfold, F.H., 1943, A report on the Late Bronze Age site excavated at Minnis Bay, Birchingon, Kent 1938-40 (Article in serial). SWX7782.

<17> Powell-Cotton, P. H. G. and Crawford, O. G. H., 1924, The Birchington hoard (Article in serial). SWX7274.

<18> Trust For Thanet Archaeology, 1991, Intertidal Zone Minnis Bay-Reculver (Unpublished document). SWX7082.

<19> VIEW OF WORKINGS RUNNING PARALLEL WITH PLAYSTOL MEADOW MARKED MARKED 193A ON PLAN (Photograph). SKE1370.

<20> EXCAVATORS AT WORK ON THE SITE. (Photograph). SKE1369.

<21> SECTION OF TRENCH FROM WEST TO EAST ACCROSS THE SITE, ONE YARD NORTH OF DATUM LINE. (Photograph). SKE1368.

<22> PLAN OF PIT SITE , NO: 10. (Photograph). SKE1367.

<23> VIEW OF WORKINGS RUNNING PARALLEL WITH PLAYSTOL MEADOW MARKED 193A ON PLAN (Photograph). SKE1374.

<24> WATTLE FLOORING SHOWING SUPPORTING TIMBERS. (Photograph). SKE1372.

<25> CROSS-SECTION LATE BRONZE AGE SITE, MINNIS BAY (Photograph). SKE1376.

<26> PLAN OF THE LATE BRONZE AGE SETTLEMENT Types: X (Photograph). SKE1375.

<27> PART OF BICHINGTON FROM THE AIR AT HIGH TIDE. (Photograph). SKE1373.

<28> WATTLE FLOORING OR WALLING (Photograph). SKE1371.

<29> Trust for Thanet Archaeology, 1987, Isle of Thanet Archaeological Unit Sites and Monuments Archive (Collection). SKE11846.

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<1> SKE36364 OS Card Reference: Arch cant LI 1939 191-203 illus (P H G Powell-Cotton and F Pinfold).
<2> SKE48611 OS Card Reference: PPS IX 1943 28-47 plans illlust (F H Worsfold).
<3> SKE47464 OS Card Reference: MS plan in possession of Miss Powell-Cotton Quex Park.
<4> SKE48369 OS Card Reference: OS 6" 1961.
<5> SKE48613 OS Card Reference: PPS XX 1954 24 (C A Raleigh-Radford).
<6> SKE42819 OS Card Reference: F1 CFW 29-NOV-63.
<7> SKE48607 OS Card Reference: PPS 5 1939 252 (notes on excavations).
<8> SKE35494 OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 71 1957 237 (M Blumstein).
<9> SKE36863 OS Card Reference: Arch of Kent 1930 100 252 illus (R F Jessup).
<10> SKE49425 OS Card Reference: SE England 1970 130-1 illus (R F Jessup).
<11> SKE33178 OS Card Reference: Ant J 4 1924 220-226 illus (O G S Crawford and P Powell-Cotton).
<12> SKE35787 OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 84 1969 249-50 illus (N Macpherson-Grant).
<13> SWX9353 Unpublished document: Department of Archaeology, University of Reading. 1994. Inter-tidal archaeology in Kent.
<14> SKE5801 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 26 NE 2 - November, 1963. p 14-15.
<15> SWX7501 Article in serial: Macpherson-grant, N.. 1969. Two Neolithic bowls from Birchington, Thanet. 84, pages 249-50.
<16> SWX7782 Article in serial: Worsfold, F.H.. 1943. A report on the Late Bronze Age site excavated at Minnis Bay, Birchingon, Kent 1938-40. 9, pages 28-47.
<17> SWX7274 Article in serial: Powell-Cotton, P. H. G. and Crawford, O. G. H.. 1924. The Birchington hoard. 4 (3), pages 220-6.
<18> SWX7082 Unpublished document: Trust For Thanet Archaeology. 1991. Intertidal Zone Minnis Bay-Reculver.
<19> SKE1370 Photograph: VIEW OF WORKINGS RUNNING PARALLEL WITH PLAYSTOL MEADOW MARKED MARKED 193A ON PLAN. BB92/17772. Black and White. Negative.
<20> SKE1369 Photograph: EXCAVATORS AT WORK ON THE SITE.. BB92/17771. Black and White. Negative.
<21> SKE1368 Photograph: SECTION OF TRENCH FROM WEST TO EAST ACCROSS THE SITE, ONE YARD NORTH OF DATUM LINE.. BB92/17770. Black and White. Negative.
<22> SKE1367 Photograph: PLAN OF PIT SITE , NO: 10.. BB92/17769. Black and White. Negative.
<23> SKE1374 Photograph: VIEW OF WORKINGS RUNNING PARALLEL WITH PLAYSTOL MEADOW MARKED 193A ON PLAN. BB92/17778. Black and White. Negative.
<24> SKE1372 Photograph: WATTLE FLOORING SHOWING SUPPORTING TIMBERS.. BB92/17774. Black and White. Negative.
<25> SKE1376 Photograph: CROSS-SECTION LATE BRONZE AGE SITE, MINNIS BAY. BB92/17781. Black and White. Negative.
<26> SKE1375 Photograph: PLAN OF THE LATE BRONZE AGE SETTLEMENT Types: X. BB92/17779. Black and White. Negative.
<27> SKE1373 Photograph: PART OF BICHINGTON FROM THE AIR AT HIGH TIDE.. BB92/17775. Black and White. Negative.
<28> SKE1371 Photograph: WATTLE FLOORING OR WALLING. BB92/17773. Black and White. Negative.
<29> SKE11846 Collection: Trust for Thanet Archaeology. 1987. Isle of Thanet Archaeological Unit Sites and Monuments Archive.

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Related Events/Activities (4)

Non-Intrusive Event: Desk based assessment of the North Thanet Shore (EWX6617)
Intrusive Event: Evaluation at Minnis Bay, Thanet (EWX6618)
Intrusive Event: MINNIS BAY, SITE 1 (Ref: EI 15027) (EKE3997)
Intrusive Event: MINNIS BAY, SITE 1 (Ref: EI 15028) (EKE3998)

Record last edited

Nov 14 2022 2:12PM