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Monument details

HER Number:TQ 85 NW 23
Type of record:Findspot
Name:Neolithic celt

Summary

Neolithic celt

Grid Reference:TQ 8392 5866
Map Sheet:TQ85NW
Parish:HUCKING, MAIDSTONE, KENT

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)

Associated Finds

  • POLISHED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)

Full description

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[TQ 839587. A Ne. flint celt, partly polished and presumably used as a chisel, was found in 1962 at Pond Farm and has recently been presented by the finder, Mr. R. Parsons, to Maidstone Museum. (1) Mr. Parson's son, who was present at the time of the discovery, indicated the exact findspot at TQ 83925867. He said his father was renewing the foundations of a barn at the time, and the axe was found at 4 feet depth. (2) [TQ 83925867] Neolithic Axe found 1962 [NAT] (3)

The Neolithic Celt is referenced in a Rapid archaeological appraisal of Pond Farm in 2013. (5)


<1> Arch Cant 80 1965 278 (Kelly) (OS Card Reference). SKE35697.

<2> F1 ASP 15.08.66 (OS Card Reference). SKE42112.

<3> OS 1:10000 1970 (OS Card Reference). SKE48155.

<4> Field report for monument TQ 85 NW 23 - August, 1966 (Bibliographic reference). SKE4443.

<5> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 2013, Rapid archaeological appraisal: Pond Farm, Hucking, Maidstone, Kent (Unpublished document). SKE31180.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref. Source description
<1>OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 80 1965 278 (Kelly).
<2>OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 15.08.66.
<3>OS Card Reference: OS 1:10000 1970.
<4>Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 85 NW 23 - August, 1966.
<5>XYUnpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 2013. Rapid archaeological appraisal: Pond Farm, Hucking, Maidstone, Kent. [Mapped feature: #28378 Find, ]