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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 04 SW 4 |
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| Type of record: | Findspot |
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| Name: | Neolithic flint arrowhead, Willesborough Lees |
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Summary
A triangular shaped Neolithic flint arrowhead was found in a garden at Bracken hill in Willesborough Lees, near Ashford. Discovered in 1959 this artefact is thought to remain in the posession of its finder. No further details about the artefact or its discovery are known.
| Grid Reference: | TR 0340 4206 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR04SW |
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| Parish: | ASHFORD, ASHFORD, KENT |
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Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Neolithic - 4000 BC (between) to 2351 BC (between))
Associated Finds
- ARROW (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
Full description
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[TR 034421]. Neolithic flint arrowhead of triangular form found by K.A Pilkington in his garden at Bracken Hill, Willesborough Leas, near Ashford. In possession of finder. (1)
Found 1959 in a steep bank whilst cutting out a terrace for a lawn. The find spot at TR 03404206 was pointed out by the wife of the finder. The arrowhead is still in Mr Pilkington's possession. (2)
<1> Letter (F Jenkins 18-OCT-1959) (OS Card Reference). SKE46030.
<2> F1 CFW 09-MAY-1963 (OS Card Reference). SKE42499.
<3> Field report for monument TR 04 SW 4 - May, 1963 (Bibliographic reference). SKE5174.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | OS Card Reference: Letter (F Jenkins 18-OCT-1959). |
| <2>XY | OS Card Reference: F1 CFW 09-MAY-1963. [Mapped feature: #39547 find, ] |
| <3> | Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 04 SW 4 - May, 1963. |
