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Monument details

HER Number:TQ 55 NE 32
Type of record:Monument
Name:Palaeolithic rock shelter

Summary

The site of a cave, destroyed by quarrying in circa 1838, which has been compared with the Palaeolithic shelters at Oldbury Hill (TQ 55 NE 26), although it is not clear if any finds are associated with it.

Grid Reference:TQ 5849 5614
Map Sheet:TQ55NE
Parish:IGHTHAM, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT

Monument Types

  • CAVE (CAVE, Palaeolithic - 500000 BC to 10001 BC)
Protected Status:Scheduled Monument 1007458: LARGE MULTIVALLATE HILLFORT AND PALAEOLITHIC ROCK SHELTERS AT OLDBURY HILL

Full description

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[TQ 5850 5614] CAVE [O.E.] (Site of) (1) Site of a cave, probably associated with the Palaeolithic rock shelters [TQ 55 NE 26] destroyed by quarrying about 1838. (2) There are no traces left of this cave. There is much evidence of quarrying in this area. (3)


<1> OS 25" 1937 (OS Card Reference). SKE48264.

<2> "Harrison of Ightham" 1928, 68, etc. (E. Harrison) (OS Card Reference). SKE32621.

<3> Rec. 6" (E. Harrison, 1928) (OS Card Reference). SKE49085.

<4> F1 ASP 05-AUG-64 (OS Card Reference). SKE41936.

<5> Field report for monument TQ 55 NE 32 - August, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE2775.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref. Source description
<1>OS Card Reference: OS 25" 1937.
<2>OS Card Reference: "Harrison of Ightham" 1928, 68, etc. (E. Harrison).
<3>OS Card Reference: Rec. 6" (E. Harrison, 1928).
<4>OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 05-AUG-64.
<5>XYBibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 55 NE 32 - August, 1964. [Mapped feature: #25102 Cave?, ]

Related records

TQ 55 NE 26Part of: Oldbury, numerous Palaeolithic material from slope below "Rockshelters", partly from excavations and partly surface-finds (Monument)