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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 95 SW 80 |
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| Type of record: | Findspot |
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| Name: | Iron Age snaffle bit, Roman or Medieval nail found south of Wheatgratten Farm |
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Summary
An Iron Age copper alloy snaffle bit and a nail either Roman or Medieval in date, was found south of Wheatgratten Farm. The bit probably dates from the 1st century BC. 6 sherds
of shelley ware, early medieval pottery, were also found.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 91350 50904 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ95SW |
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| Parish: | LENHAM, MAIDSTONE, KENT |
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Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Early Iron Age to Medieval - 800 BC to 1539 AD?)
Associated Finds
- BRIDLE BIT (Late Iron Age - 100 BC to 42 AD)
- NAIL (Roman to Medieval - 43 AD? to 1539 AD?)
- POTTERY ASSEMBLAGE (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD)
Full description
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An iron age copper alloy snaffle bit was found south of Wheatgratten Farm. The bit probably dates from the 1st century BC. A square-headed iron nail, either Roman or Medieval in date was also found. (1) 6 sherds
of shelley ware, early medieval pottery, were also found.
<1> Lenham Archaeological Society, 2006, Discovering Ancient Lenham|: Volume One (Serial). SKE13573.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Serial: Lenham Archaeological Society. 2006. Discovering Ancient Lenham|: Volume One. |
