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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 55 NE 36 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Former site of Bronze Age Barrow |
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Summary
Former site of barrow and flint tols including arrowhead finds
| Grid Reference: | TQ 5889 5541 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ55NE |
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| Parish: | IGHTHAM, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT |
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Monument Types
Associated Finds
- ARROW (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
Full description
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Payne notes the former existence of a barrow on Hope Farm, from the slopes of which arrowheads and other implements were obtained, (a) and R.G. Baird, 25.11.24 records a large tumulus at TQ 5890 5542 on Hope Farm, (b). Harrison describes it as the terminal point of a supposed stone avenue, (c). Baird's site is now occupied by a private house and garden called "Little Cobtree," situated near the top of a large natural knoll. There is no trace of a barrow or stone row. (1)
<1> "Oldbury & Its Surroundings" (Maidstone & Mid-Kent Phil. Soc.) 1888, 5 (G. Payne) (OS Card Reference). SKE32677.
<2> Pte. 6" (L.R.A. Grove, 1950) (OS Card Reference). SKE48896.
<3> Rec. 6" (Sir E. Harrison, 1928) ref. "Harrison of Ightham", 65 (OS Card Reference). SKE49097.
<4> F1 ASP 10-AUG-64 (OS Card Reference). SKE42030.
<5> Field report for monument TQ 55 NE 36 - August, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE2779.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | OS Card Reference: "Oldbury & Its Surroundings" (Maidstone & Mid-Kent Phil. Soc.) 1888, 5 (G. Payne). |
| <2> | OS Card Reference: Pte. 6" (L.R.A. Grove, 1950). |
| <3> | OS Card Reference: Rec. 6" (Sir E. Harrison, 1928) ref. "Harrison of Ightham", 65. |
| <4> | OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 10-AUG-64. |
| <5>XY | Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 55 NE 36 - August, 1964. [Mapped feature: #25541 Barrow, ] |
