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Monument details

HER Number:	TQ 95 SE 7
Type of record:	Findspot
Name:	Neolithic axe

Summary

A Neolithic flint axe was found in 1967 in Thistledown Field at the top of Charing Hill. The axe is in Maidstone Museum.

Grid Reference:	TQ 9703 5120
Map Sheet:	TQ95SE
Parish:	STALISFIELD, SWALE, KENT

Monument Types

FINDSPOT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)

Associated Finds

AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)

Full description

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[TQ 971 512] A large Neolithic flint axe was found in 1967 by Sgt. R. Darnley in Thistledown Field at the top of Charing Hill, and was donated to the Maidstone Museum (Acc. No. 59.1968). (1) A casual find. Find site marked by finder on musuem 6" at TQ 9703 5121. (2)

<1> Arch Cant 83 1968 262 (Kelly) (OS Card Reference). SKE35768.

<2> L R A Grove Curator Maidstone Museum (OS Card Reference). SKE45986.

<3> Maidstone Museum 6" (OS Card Reference). SKE46355.

<4> F1 CFW 05-NOV-69 (OS Card Reference). SKE42440.

<5> Field report for monument TQ 95 SE 7 - November, 1969 (Bibliographic reference). SKE4826.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref.	Source description
<1>XY	OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 83 1968 262 (Kelly). [Mapped feature: #34499 find, ]
<2>	OS Card Reference: L R A Grove Curator Maidstone Museum.
<3>	OS Card Reference: Maidstone Museum 6".
<4>	OS Card Reference: F1 CFW 05-NOV-69.
<5>	Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 95 SE 7 - November, 1969.