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Monument details

HER Number:TR 26 NE 1053
Type of record:Findspot
Name:Bronze Age hoard of Palstaves, Minnis Bay, Birchington

Summary

A hoard of fourteen bronze axeheads was discovered on the foreshore near Birchington in 1904. The hoard was found within an earthenware bowl. Recorded during an assessment of the north Kent coast by Wessex Archaeology


Grid Reference:TR 284 697
Map Sheet:TR26NE
Parish:BIRCHINGTON, THANET, KENT

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (hoard, Middle Bronze Age to Late Bronze Age - 1600 BC to 701 BC)

Associated Finds

  • BOWL (Middle Bronze Age to Late Bronze Age - 1600 BC? to 701 BC?)
  • PALSTAVE (Middle Bronze Age to Late Bronze Age - 1600 BC? to 701 BC?)

Full description

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Early Iron Age hoard of bronze palstaves (1).

Additional references to the site (2-12). Further details and context of the site in the region's inter-tidal archaeology see (13). Additional bibliography (14-18) Photographs (19-28).

Fourteen bronze axeheads were discovered in an earthenware bowl in 1904. The exact location of Southend Brickfield is not known, but the grid reference is given from old records. (29).


<1> Arch cant LI 1939 191-203 illus (P H G Powell-Cotton and F Pinfold) (OS Card Reference). SKE36364.

<2> PPS IX 1943 28-47 plans illlust (F H Worsfold) (OS Card Reference). SKE48611.

<3> MS plan in possession of Miss Powell-Cotton Quex Park (OS Card Reference). SKE47464.

<4> OS 6" 1961 (OS Card Reference). SKE48369.

<5> PPS XX 1954 24 (C A Raleigh-Radford) (OS Card Reference). SKE48613.

<6> F1 CFW 29-NOV-63 (OS Card Reference). SKE42819.

<7> PPS 5 1939 252 (notes on excavations) (OS Card Reference). SKE48607.

<8> Arch Cant 71 1957 237 (M Blumstein) (OS Card Reference). SKE35494.

<9> Arch of Kent 1930 100 252 illus (R F Jessup) (OS Card Reference). SKE36863.

<10> SE England 1970 130-1 illus (R F Jessup) (OS Card Reference). SKE49425.

<11> Ant J 4 1924 220-226 illus (O G S Crawford and P Powell-Cotton) (OS Card Reference). SKE33178.

<12> Arch Cant 84 1969 249-50 illus (N Macpherson-Grant) (OS Card Reference). SKE35787.

<13> Department of Archaeology, University of Reading, 1994, Inter-tidal archaeology in Kent (Unpublished document). SWX9353.

<14> Field report for monument TR 26 NE 2 - November, 1963, p 14-15 (Bibliographic reference). SKE5801.

<15> Macpherson-grant, N., 1969, Two Neolithic bowls from Birchington, Thanet (Article in serial). SWX7501.

<16> Worsfold, F.H., 1943, A report on the Late Bronze Age site excavated at Minnis Bay, Birchingon, Kent 1938-40 (Article in serial). SWX7782.

<17> Powell-Cotton, P. H. G. and Crawford, O. G. H., 1924, The Birchington hoard (Article in serial). SWX7274.

<18> Trust For Thanet Archaeology, 1991, Intertidal Zone Minnis Bay-Reculver (Unpublished document). SWX7082.

<19> VIEW OF WORKINGS RUNNING PARALLEL WITH PLAYSTOL MEADOW MARKED MARKED 193A ON PLAN (Photograph). SKE1370.

<20> EXCAVATORS AT WORK ON THE SITE. (Photograph). SKE1369.

<21> SECTION OF TRENCH FROM WEST TO EAST ACCROSS THE SITE, ONE YARD NORTH OF DATUM LINE. (Photograph). SKE1368.

<22> PLAN OF PIT SITE , NO: 10. (Photograph). SKE1367.

<23> VIEW OF WORKINGS RUNNING PARALLEL WITH PLAYSTOL MEADOW MARKED 193A ON PLAN (Photograph). SKE1374.

<24> WATTLE FLOORING SHOWING SUPPORTING TIMBERS. (Photograph). SKE1372.

<25> CROSS-SECTION LATE BRONZE AGE SITE, MINNIS BAY (Photograph). SKE1376.

<26> PLAN OF THE LATE BRONZE AGE SETTLEMENT Types: X (Photograph). SKE1375.

<27> PART OF BICHINGTON FROM THE AIR AT HIGH TIDE. (Photograph). SKE1373.

<28> WATTLE FLOORING OR WALLING (Photograph). SKE1371.

<29> Trust for Thanet Archaeology, 1987, Isle of Thanet Archaeological Unit Sites and Monuments Archive (Collection). SKE11846.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref. Source description
<1>OS Card Reference: Arch cant LI 1939 191-203 illus (P H G Powell-Cotton and F Pinfold).
<2>OS Card Reference: PPS IX 1943 28-47 plans illlust (F H Worsfold).
<3>OS Card Reference: MS plan in possession of Miss Powell-Cotton Quex Park.
<4>OS Card Reference: OS 6" 1961.
<5>OS Card Reference: PPS XX 1954 24 (C A Raleigh-Radford).
<6>OS Card Reference: F1 CFW 29-NOV-63.
<7>OS Card Reference: PPS 5 1939 252 (notes on excavations).
<8>OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 71 1957 237 (M Blumstein).
<9>OS Card Reference: Arch of Kent 1930 100 252 illus (R F Jessup).
<10>OS Card Reference: SE England 1970 130-1 illus (R F Jessup).
<11>OS Card Reference: Ant J 4 1924 220-226 illus (O G S Crawford and P Powell-Cotton).
<12>OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 84 1969 249-50 illus (N Macpherson-Grant).
<13>Unpublished document: Department of Archaeology, University of Reading. 1994. Inter-tidal archaeology in Kent.
<14>Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 26 NE 2 - November, 1963. p 14-15.
<15>Article in serial: Macpherson-grant, N.. 1969. Two Neolithic bowls from Birchington, Thanet. 84, pages 249-50.
<16>Article in serial: Worsfold, F.H.. 1943. A report on the Late Bronze Age site excavated at Minnis Bay, Birchingon, Kent 1938-40. 9, pages 28-47.
<17>Article in serial: Powell-Cotton, P. H. G. and Crawford, O. G. H.. 1924. The Birchington hoard. 4 (3), pages 220-6.
<18>Unpublished document: Trust For Thanet Archaeology. 1991. Intertidal Zone Minnis Bay-Reculver.
<19>Photograph: VIEW OF WORKINGS RUNNING PARALLEL WITH PLAYSTOL MEADOW MARKED MARKED 193A ON PLAN. BB92/17772. Black and White. Negative.
<20>Photograph: EXCAVATORS AT WORK ON THE SITE.. BB92/17771. Black and White. Negative.
<21>Photograph: SECTION OF TRENCH FROM WEST TO EAST ACCROSS THE SITE, ONE YARD NORTH OF DATUM LINE.. BB92/17770. Black and White. Negative.
<22>Photograph: PLAN OF PIT SITE , NO: 10.. BB92/17769. Black and White. Negative.
<23>Photograph: VIEW OF WORKINGS RUNNING PARALLEL WITH PLAYSTOL MEADOW MARKED 193A ON PLAN. BB92/17778. Black and White. Negative.
<24>Photograph: WATTLE FLOORING SHOWING SUPPORTING TIMBERS.. BB92/17774. Black and White. Negative.
<25>Photograph: CROSS-SECTION LATE BRONZE AGE SITE, MINNIS BAY. BB92/17781. Black and White. Negative.
<26>Photograph: PLAN OF THE LATE BRONZE AGE SETTLEMENT Types: X. BB92/17779. Black and White. Negative.
<27>Photograph: PART OF BICHINGTON FROM THE AIR AT HIGH TIDE.. BB92/17775. Black and White. Negative.
<28>Photograph: WATTLE FLOORING OR WALLING. BB92/17773. Black and White. Negative.
<29>Collection: Trust for Thanet Archaeology. 1987. Isle of Thanet Archaeological Unit Sites and Monuments Archive.

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