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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 14 SE 15 |
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| Type of record: | Findspot |
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| Name: | Neolithic axe or Pick Dreal's Farm, Elham |
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Summary
Neolithic core axe or pick of black flint found Dreal's Farm, Elham. Find spot pointed out by finder close to field boundary fence (south) just north of Dreal's Farmhouse which the field adjoins. The implement has been presented to the Royal Museum, Canterbury. It was found after ploughing.
| Grid Reference: | TR 1956 4468 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR14SE |
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| Parish: | ELHAM, SHEPWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Neolithic Axe, Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
Associated Finds
- AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
Full description
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[TR 19564468]. Neolithic core axe or pick of black flint found Dreal's Farm, Elham. Find spot pointed out by finder close to field boundary fence (south) just north of Dreal's Farmhouse which the field adjoins. [Jenkins' map reference: TR 197 446 does not agree with description]. (1)
The findspot was indicated by Mr K. R. Beeching at TR 1964 4466. The implement has been presented to the Royal Museum, Canterbury, but has not been given an accession number. It was found after ploughing. (2)
<1> Jenkins, F., 1959, Letter (F Jenkins) 18-OCT-1959, Letter (F Jenkins) 18.10.59 (Unpublished document). SKE7949.
<2> F1 ASP 09-MAY-63 (OS Card Reference). SKE42019.
<3> Phillips, A., 1963, Field report for monument TR 14 SE 15 - May, 1963 (Bibliographic reference). SKE5416.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Unpublished document: Jenkins, F.. 1959. Letter (F Jenkins) 18-OCT-1959. Letter (F Jenkins) 18.10.59. |
| <2>XY | OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 09-MAY-63. [Mapped feature: #42644 Find, ] |
| <3> | Bibliographic reference: Phillips, A.. 1963. Field report for monument TR 14 SE 15 - May, 1963. |
