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Monument details

Summary

A late Bronze Age founders hoard found in a field c.3’ deep, at Little Combe Farm (no longer present, but originally on the border of Allhallows and St Mary’s parishes) in 1875. Among the 28 bronze artefacts were 6 intact socketed axes, parts of 10 broken socketed axes, 1 intact socketed spearhead and 1 broken, fragments of a knife or short dagger, a gouge slightly broken, the hilt of a leaf-shaped sword, and two fragments/complete winged axes and copper cakes weighing 7lbs. 6 ozs. These finds are now believed to be in the British Museum.

Monument Types

• Hoard (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)

Associated Finds

• AXEHEAD (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
• AXEHEAD (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
• DAGGER (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
• GOUGE (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
• INGOT (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
• SPEAR (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
• SWORD (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)

Full description

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[Area centred TQ 8170 7740] B.A. hoard found about here in 1875. (1) A hoard of 28 bronze implements found 1875, c.3' deep, in a field of LITTLE COOMBE FARM on the border of the parishes of ALLHALLOWS and ST. MARY'S. Most of the objects are broken but they include 6 intact socketed axes, parts of 10 broken socketed axes, 1 intact socketed spearhead and 1 broken, fragments of a knife or short dagger, a gouge slightly broken, hilt of a leaf-shaped sword, a fragment of a winged axe and an object claimed as a fishing implement [but actually another winged axe, see auth. (4).] These objects weigh 7 1/2 lbs. and were accompanied by copper cakes weighing7 lbs. 6 ozs. [See AO/58/57/6.] (2) L.B.A. hoard of 28 objects now in British Museum. In earthen pot [the earlier account does not mention a pot: Jessup has confused the hoard with that from Home Wood Farm - TQ 87 NW 5]. (3) The owner of Comb Farm, could offer no information about the hoard (4). Additional reference (5) and site photograph (6).

<1> Pte. 6" (L.R.A. Grove, 1950) (OS Card Reference). SKE48896.

<2> Arch Cant Vol XI 1877, 123-4 illust. (OS Card Reference). SKE36442.

<3> "Archaeology of Kent," 1930. pp. 107 250 (R.F. Jessup) (OS Card Reference). SKE32593.

<4> F1 ASP 11-APR-63 (OS Card Reference). SKE42045.

<5> Field report for monument TQ 87 NW 10 - April, 1963 (Bibliographic reference). SKE4644.

<6> 1973, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX11222.

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