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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 96 SE 34 |
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| Type of record: | Findspot |
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| Name: | A Neolithic axe found at Ospringe |
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Summary
A fragmented, unpolished Neolithic axe was found in an arable field near Ospringe. Enquiries at the farm and the local museum (Maison Dieu) in 1969 yielded no additional information.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 9982 6114 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ96SE |
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| Parish: | FAVERSHAM, SWALE, KENT |
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Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
Associated Finds
- AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
Full description
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[TQ 9982 6115] A fragmented, unpolished Neolithic axe found at Ospringe. (1)
The above siting falls within an arable field. Neither the farmer, Mr Coombs, Queen Court Farm, Ospringe, nor his farm workers knew anything of the find. Enquiries at Maison Dieu Museum, Ospringe, were negative (2).
Additional reference (3).
<1> Kent AR 10 1967 4 (J A Rose) (OS Card Reference). SKE45713.
<2> F1 ASP 25-NOV-69 (OS Card Reference). SKE42291.
<3> Field report for monument TQ 96 SE 34 - November, 1969 (Bibliographic reference). SKE4925.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | OS Card Reference: Kent AR 10 1967 4 (J A Rose). |
| <2>XY | OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 25-NOV-69. [Mapped feature: #35580 find, ] |
| <3> | Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 96 SE 34 - November, 1969. |
