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Monument details

HER Number:TQ 55 NE 33
Type of record:Findspot
Name:Prehistoric axe, seal chart

Summary

A polished flint axe was found in 1865 at Seal Chart and a Mesolithic tranchet axe was found at Seal Chart; the two artefacts are probably one and the same.

Grid Reference:TQ 564 556
Map Sheet:TQ55NE
Parish:SEAL, SEVENOAKS, KENT

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (Prehistoric - 500000 BC to 42 AD)

Associated Finds

  • AXEHEAD (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)

Full description

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(Marginal) Polished flint axe found in 1865 at Seal Chart. (1) This axe is presumed to be the one held in Maidstone Museum store, ex the late Sir Edward Harrison's collection, labelled, "found at Seal Chart". (2) TQ 565565 (sited to place name only) One medium sized mesolithic tranchet axe in the Maidstone Museum, ex B (sic) Harrison was found at Seal Chart. Information from R M Jacobi. (3) Flint hand axe found at Seal Chart (TQ 56 55) by B Harrison, recorded as being in Tunbridge Wells Museum. (4)


<1> Harrison of Ightham 1928, 55 (E. Harrison) (OS Card Reference). SKE43735.

<2> F1 CFW 23-JUL-64 (OS Card Reference). SKE42730.

<3> CBA Res Rep 20 1977 Gaz of Me and Upper Pa Sites in Eng and Wales 156 (J J Wymer) (OS Card Reference). SKE38854.

<4> Field report for monument TQ 55 NE 33 - July, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE2776.

<5> Not applicable, SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry, Finds, Tunbridge Wells Museum, M D Bennell, 1988. (Miscellaneous Material). SKE6440.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref. Source description
<1>OS Card Reference: Harrison of Ightham 1928, 55 (E. Harrison).
<2>OS Card Reference: F1 CFW 23-JUL-64.
<3>OS Card Reference: CBA Res Rep 20 1977 Gaz of Me and Upper Pa Sites in Eng and Wales 156 (J J Wymer).
<4>XYBibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 55 NE 33 - July, 1964. [Mapped feature: #25211 Finds, ]
<5>Miscellaneous Material: Not applicable. SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry. Finds, Tunbridge Wells Museum, M D Bennell, 1988..