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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 14 SE 16 |
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| Type of record: | Findspot |
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| Name: | Neolithic axe, Dreal Farm |
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Summary
Neolithic axe of grey flint, partly flaked but polished at the cutting end, found, Dreal's Farm, Elham. The axe has been presented to the Royal Museum, Canterbury. It was found during ploughing.
| Grid Reference: | TR 1918 4440 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR14SE |
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| Parish: | ELHAM, SHEPWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Neolithic Handaxe, Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
Associated Finds
- AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
Full description
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[TR 192445]. Neolithic axe of grey flint, partly flaked but polished at the cutting end, found by and in possession of Mr K.R Beeching, The Cottage, Dreal's Farm, Elham. (1)
The findspot was indicated by Mr K.R Beeching at TR 19184440. The axe has been presented to the Royal Museum, Canterbury, but not yet given an accession number. It was found during 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 Jenkins, F., 1959, Letter (F Jenkins) 18-OCT-1959, Letter (F Jenkins) 18.10.59 (Unpublished document).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 Phillips, A., 1963, Field report for monument TR 14 SE 16 - May, 1963 (Unpublished document). SKE5417.
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 | Unpublished document: Jenkins, F.. 1959.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: #42655 find, ] |
| <3> | Unpublished document: Phillips, A.. 1963. Field report for monument TR 14 SE 16 - May, 1963. |
