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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 75 SW 2 |
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| Type of record: | Findspot |
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| Name: | Neolithic flint axe (unfinished) |
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Summary
An apparently unfinished Neolithic flint axe was found in 1964 during bulldozing work at Lower Fant Road, Maidstone. The axe is now in Maidstone Museum.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 7487 5495 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ75SW |
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| Parish: | MAIDSTONE, MAIDSTONE, KENT |
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Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
Associated Finds
- AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
Full description
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An unfinished Ne. flint axe, 5" long, was found on the 6th April 1964 on the Roseholme Estate, Lower Fant Road, Maidstone, by Masters Richard Budnikas and David Leichauer of 43 and 47 Upper Fant Road, respectively, who have presented it to Maidstone Museum. They indicated the exact findspot at TQ 7487 5496 and stated that the implement had been turned up by a bulldozer immediately prior to discovery, from previously undisturbed ground. (1)
<1> Inf D B Kelly Asst Curator Maidstone Museum (OS Card Reference). SKE44307.
<2> F1 ASP 06.04.64 (OS Card Reference). SKE41951.
<3> Field report for monument TQ 75 SW 2 - April, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE3980.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | OS Card Reference: Inf D B Kelly Asst Curator Maidstone Museum. |
| <2> | OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 06.04.64. |
| <3>XY | Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 75 SW 2 - April, 1964. [Mapped feature: #20843 Find, ] |
Related records
| TQ 75 SW 53 | Parent of: Icehouse at Old Hall, Barming (Monument) |
