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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 16 NE 11 |
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| Type of record: | Findspot |
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| Name: | Near perfect hammer-stone found at Hampton End, Herne Bay |
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Summary
A Neolithic perforated hammer stone was found at Hampton End, Herne Bay. The find was donated to the Royal Museum, Canterbury
| Grid Reference: | TR 159 679 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR16NE |
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| Parish: | HERNE BAY, CANTERBURY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
Associated Finds
- HAMMERSTONE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
Full description
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A perforated hammer stone, four and a half inches in length, was found at Hampton End, Herne Bay, by Mrs. Stock, Sea Esplanade Bungalow, Herne Bay. Donated to the Royal Museum, Canterbury, 16.4.26. On exhibition, Acc. No. RM 7793. (1). Neither a Mrs. Stock nor a Sea Esplanade Bungalow can be located in Herne Bay. Local directories, the police and local museums have been consulted but no further information can be obtained regarding the finder or the findspot (2). Additional references (3-6).
<1> Inventory Book Royal Museum Canterbury (OS Card Reference). SKE44500.
<2> F1 CFW 23.09.63 (OS Card Reference). SKE42716.
<3> F2 ASP 29.11.63 (OS Card Reference). SKE43186.
<4> Field report for monument TR 16 NE 11 - September, 1963 (Bibliographic reference). SKE5518.
<5> Field report for monument TR 16 NE 11 - November, 1963 (Bibliographic reference). SKE5519.
<6> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, Canterbury Sites and Monuments Record, 11 (Index). SWX11836.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | OS Card Reference: Inventory Book Royal Museum Canterbury. |
| <2>XY | OS Card Reference: F1 CFW 23.09.63. [Mapped feature: #44119 Find, ] |
| <3> | OS Card Reference: F2 ASP 29.11.63. |
| <4> | Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 16 NE 11 - September, 1963. |
| <5> | Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 16 NE 11 - November, 1963. |
| <6> | Index: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. Canterbury Sites and Monuments Record. 11. |
