It should not be assumed that this site is publicly accessible and it may be on private property. Do not trespass.
Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 26 NE 160 |
|---|
| Type of record: | Findspot |
|---|
| Name: | Bronze Age artefacts, Coldharbour, St. Nicholas at Wade parish |
|---|
Summary
Two socketed axes, a looped spearhead and a palstave were reportedly found by a metal detectorist at Coldharbour beach in 1986. The present location of these artefacts is unknown.
| Grid Reference: | TR 254 693 |
|---|
| Map Sheet: | TR26NE |
|---|
| Parish: | ST NICHOLAS AT WADE, THANET, KENT |
|---|
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
Associated Finds
- PALSTAVE (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
- SOCKETED AXEHEAD (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
- SOCKETED AXEHEAD (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
- SPEAR (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
Full description
If you do not understand anything on this page please contact us.
Four bronze objects including two axes and a palstave were allegedly recovered by a metal detector user at Coldharbour beach in 1986. One of the axes may have been that from 'St Nicholas' shown to Dr Stewart Needham at the British Museum in 1987. Present whereabouts unknown (1). Additional references (2).
<1> Perkins D R J 1992 Notes on Archaeological Sites in the Inter-tidal zone between Minnis Bay and Recu (OS Card Reference). SKE48509.
<2> Trust For Thanet Archaeology, 1991, Intertidal Zone Minnis Bay-Reculver (Unpublished document). SWX7082.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | OS Card Reference: Perkins D R J 1992 Notes on Archaeological Sites in the Inter-tidal zone between Minnis Bay and Recu. |
| <2> | Unpublished document: Trust For Thanet Archaeology. 1991. Intertidal Zone Minnis Bay-Reculver. |
