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Monument details

HER Number:	TQ 76 SW 5
Type of record:	Findspot
Name:	Neolithic and beaker sherds, leaf-shaped arrowhead, possible Bronze Age socketed axe, undated spurs and sword, Kits Coty house field, Aylesford

Summary

Various items have been found in the field of Kits Coty House.

In the 18th century the tenant at Tottington Farm had a large brass, warlike instrument, something like a halberd with a socket to it. It had been unearthed in the field.

A sword with the handle and a fragment of the blade and 2 spurs were found at a different time. A leaf shaped arrowhead, Neolithic or beaker pottery sherds were also unearthed.

The present location of the finds is unknown.

Grid Reference:	TQ 7445 6083
Map Sheet:	TQ76SW
Parish:	AYLESFORD, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT

Monument Types

FINDSPOT (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)

Associated Finds

SPUR (Unknown date)
SWORD (Unknown date)
ARROWHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
SHERD (Early Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 2200 BC)
AXEHEAD (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)

Full description

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[Area centred TQ 74456084] The tenant at Tottington Farm had a large brass warlike instrument, something like a halberd with a socket to it, found some years ago in ploughing Kits Coty House field. In the same field has been found an ancient sword with the handle and a fragment of the blade and two spurs. (1) "I have picked up a specimen of leaf-shaped arrowhead near Kits Coty House". (2) A number of small, worn, Neo. or Beaker potsherds were found on the surface of the field surrounding Kits Coty House by Mr. & Mrs. S. Piggott and Mrs. N. Cook. (3) The present location of these finds has not been ascertained. Probably a bronze socketed celt described by Authority 1. (4) No further information. (5)

<1> Custumale Roffense (1788) p.322 (J Thorpe) (OS Card Reference). SKE39529.

<2> Anc Stone Impts (1897) p.378 (J Evans) (OS Card Reference). SKE33061.

<3> Arch Cant Vol 48 (1936) p.234 (N Cook) (OS Card Reference). SKE36403.

<4> F1 ASP 19-MAY-59 (OS Card Reference). SKE42187.

<5> F2 ASP 20-OCT-64 (OS Card Reference). SKE43140.

<6> Field report for monument TQ 76 SW 5 - May, 1959 (Bibliographic reference). SKE4164.

<7> Field report for monument TQ 76 SW 5 - October, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE4165.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref.	Source description
<1>	OS Card Reference: Custumale Roffense (1788) p.322 (J Thorpe).
<2>XY	OS Card Reference: Anc Stone Impts (1897) p.378 (J Evans). [Mapped feature: #24128 find, ]
<3>	OS Card Reference: Arch Cant Vol 48 (1936) p.234 (N Cook).
<4>	OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 19-MAY-59.
<5>	OS Card Reference: F2 ASP 20-OCT-64.
<6>	Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 76 SW 5 - May, 1959.
<7>	Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 76 SW 5 - October, 1964.