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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 85 SE 12 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Mesolithic working site |
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Summary
A Mesolithic working site found on the west side of Harrietsham above the River Len. Finds comprise scrapers, microliths and waste flakes in quantity. The main concentration is centred on Park Wood Chicken Farm but the garden of Red House and Harrisons Nursery have lesser concentrations, but the whole of the area shows some evidence of working.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 861 524 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ85SE |
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| Parish: | HARRIETSHAM, MAIDSTONE, KENT |
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Monument Types
- LITHIC WORKING SITE (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)
Full description
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TQ 861524; An extensive Mesolithic site exists on the west side of Harrietsham above the River Len. Finds comprise scrapers, microliths and waste flakes in quantity. The main concentration is centred on Park Wood Chicken Farm (A) TQ 86075273; the garden of Red House (B) TQ 86275230, and Harrisons Nursery (C) TQ 86235250 have lesser concentrations, but the whole of the area shows some evidence of working. (1) Additional bibliography. (2)
<1> D B Kelly Arch Asst Maidstone Museum (OS Card Reference). SKE39544.
<2> F1 CFW 04-NOV-69 (OS Card Reference). SKE42422.
<3> Gazeteer of Mesolithic sites in England & Wales CBA Report 20 1977 150-151 (ed JJ Wymer) 1977 (OS Card Reference). SKE43566.
<4> Field report for monument TQ 85 SE 12 - November, 1969 (Bibliographic reference). SKE4459.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1>XY | OS Card Reference: D B Kelly Arch Asst Maidstone Museum. [Mapped feature: #28679 finds, ] |
| <2> | OS Card Reference: F1 CFW 04-NOV-69. |
| <3> | OS Card Reference: Gazeteer of Mesolithic sites in England & Wales CBA Report 20 1977 150-151 (ed JJ Wymer) 1977. |
| <4> | Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 85 SE 12 - November, 1969. |
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