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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 75 NE 26 |
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| Type of record: | Findspot |
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| Name: | Mesolithic Flint Implements found in the front garden of 16 Monkton Lane, Maidstone |
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Summary
Two Mesolithic flint hammerstones, flint flakes and a flint end scraper were found in the front garden of 16 Monkton's Lane, Maidstone, in 1948. They were stated to be found together at a depth of one foot. A further search of the front garden revealed no more implements.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 7547 5703 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ75NE |
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| Parish: | MAIDSTONE, MAIDSTONE, KENT |
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Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC (at some time))
Associated Finds
- FLAKE (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)
- HAMMERSTONE (Early Mesolithic to Early Neolithic - 10000 BC to 4000 BC)
- LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)
- SCRAPER (TOOL) (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)
Full description
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Two Mesolithic flint hammerstones, flint flakes and a flint end scraper in Maidstone Museum (Accession number 29/1951) were found by Mr. Parsons in his front garden at 16 Monkton's Lane, Maidstone on 14.7.1948. He indicated the findspot at TQ 7547 5704, and stated they were found together at a depth of one foot. A further search of the front garden revealed no more implements. (1)
Additional Information (2,3,4)
<1> Maidstone Museum Pte 6" (L R A Grove undated) (OS Card Reference). SKE46487.
<2> Maidstone Museum Arch Gazetteer (in progress) Anon undated (OS Card Reference). SKE46417.
<3> ASP 4.3.64 (OS Card Reference). SKE37414.
<4> Lawson-Price Environmental, 1994, Desk based assessment of land around the Fremlins Brewery for Whitbread Development Ltd (Unpublished document). SKE6889.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | OS Card Reference: Maidstone Museum Pte 6" (L R A Grove undated). |
| <2> | OS Card Reference: Maidstone Museum Arch Gazetteer (in progress) Anon undated. |
| <3>XY | OS Card Reference: ASP 4.3.64. [Mapped feature: #19196 find, ] |
| <4> | Unpublished document: Lawson-Price Environmental. 1994. Desk based assessment of land around the Fremlins Brewery for Whitbread Development Ltd. |
