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Monument details

HER Number:TR 26 NW 24
Type of record:Findspot
Name:Handaxe surface find from beach to east of Bishopstone Gap

Summary

An Acheulian handaxe was found on the beach at the foot of the cliffs, that run between Bishopstone and Reculver, in 1951-1952. The object had probably recently fallen from the cliff

Grid Reference:TR 2126 6899
Map Sheet:TR26NW
Parish:HERNE BAY, CANTERBURY, KENT

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (Lower Palaeolithic - 500000 BC to 150001 BC)

Associated Finds

  • HANDAXE (Lower Palaeolithic - 500000 BC to 150001 BC)

Full description

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An Acheulian hand axe was found on the beach at the foot of the cliffs at TR 21266899, just E of 100ft contour, c. 550m to E of Bishopstone Gap, during the winter of 1951-52, by Mr. J. Yorke-Robinson, owner of Cliff Pavilion Camp Site, Glenbervie Drive, Beltinge, Herne Bay, who retains the implement (1, 2). It is in very fresh condition, suggesting a) that it had recently fallen from the cliff and had not moved far and (b) that the deposit from which it originated contains minimally disturbed material. Other sources (3-8).


<1> F1 ASP 11.10.63 (OS Card Reference). SKE42042.

<2> Field report for monument TR 26 NW 24 - October, 1963 (Bibliographic reference). SKE5860.

<3> Wessex Archaeology, 1993, The Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project, Report No.2: The South West and South of the Thames [Vol. I - text], S-7, No.4, p. 152 (Monograph). SWX6569.

<4> Evans, J., 1897, The Ancient Stone Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain, p.612-617 (Monograph). SWX6573.

<5> Prestwich, J., 1861, Notes on some further discoveries of flint implements in beds of Post-Pliocene Gravel and Clay, p.364 (Article in serial). SWX6580.

<6> Burchell, J. P. T., 1924, The gravels at Reculver, p.203-210 (Article in serial). SWX6581.

<7> Trust For Thanet Archaeology, 1993, Bishopstone Reculver Palaeolithic Finds (Unpublished document). SWX7087.

<8> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, Canterbury Sites and Monuments Record, 24 (Index). SWX11836.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref. Source description
<1>OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 11.10.63.
<2>Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 26 NW 24 - October, 1963.
<3>XYMonograph: Wessex Archaeology. 1993. The Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project, Report No.2: The South West and South of the Thames [Vol. I - text]. S-7, No.4, p. 152. [Mapped feature: #50551 find, ]
<4>Monograph: Evans, J.. 1897. The Ancient Stone Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain. p.612-617.
<5>Article in serial: Prestwich, J.. 1861. Notes on some further discoveries of flint implements in beds of Post-Pliocene Gravel and Clay. p.364.
<6>Article in serial: Burchell, J. P. T.. 1924. The gravels at Reculver. p.203-210.
<7>Unpublished document: Trust For Thanet Archaeology. 1993. Bishopstone Reculver Palaeolithic Finds.
<8>Index: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. Canterbury Sites and Monuments Record. 24.