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Monument details

Summary

A late Bronze Age founder's hoard was discovered in January 1893 on a farm at Ebbsfleet, near Minster. The hoard consisted of 181 weapons and implements and these are now held in the British Museum. A further number of socketed axes, spearheads, and winged axes were previously on exhibition in the Royal Museum, Canterbury. These finds are reported as 'from the Ebbsfleet hoard' however there appears to be little information to support this statement. The exact location of this findspot is uncertain and no furrther information about its discovery was available.

Monument Types

• Hoard (Bronze Age - 2350 BC (between) to 701 BC (between))

Associated Finds

• AXE (WEAPON) (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
• INGOT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
• SPEARHEAD (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)

Full description

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A Late Bronze Age founder's hoard consisting of 181 weapons and implements, was found in January, 1893 on a farm at Ebbs Fleet, near Minster. Now in the British Museum. (1,2) On exhibition in the Royal Museum, Canterbury, are four looped and socketed axes, three spearheads and a winged axe ex Copeland Collection, Accession numbers RM 2059-2066. The group is carded "from the Ebbsfleet hoard" but there is nothing in the Accessions Book to support this. Mr H.L.S Pearse of Ebbsfleet Farm (the only farm at Ebbsfleet) who has lived there all his life, could offer no further information. (3) Part of the Bronze Age hoard from Minster, Thanet, is in the British Museum. Acc No BM 93, 4-26. (4,5) Additional reference (6-10)

<1> PSA 2nd Series 14 1891-3 309-11 illust (G Payne) (OS Card Reference). SKE48810.

<2> Arch of Kent 1930 100 259 illus (R F Jessup) (OS Card Reference). SKE36864.

<3> F1 ASP 02-DEC-63 (OS Card Reference). SKE41892.

<4> VCH Kent 1 1908 322 (OS Card Reference). SKE50833.

<5> Arch Cant 21 1895 L (OS Card Reference). SKE34827.

<6> Arch 61 1909 147 (O Montelius) (OS Card Reference). SKE34439.

<7> Ant J 20 1940 62 (H Godwin and J G D Clark) (OS Card Reference). SKE33157.

<8> PPS 25 1959 203 (M A Brown and A E Blin-Stoyle) (OS Card Reference). SKE48586.

<9> BA Guide British Museum 1920 pl 3 (OS Card Reference). SKE37451.

<10> Field report for monument TR 36 SW 11 - December, 1963 (Bibliographic reference). SKE6276.

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