Link to printer-friendly page

It should not be assumed that this site is publicly accessible and it may be on private property. Do not trespass.

Monument details

HER Number:TR 26 NE 79
Type of record:Monument
Name:Bronze Age hoard at Monkton Court Farm

Summary

A small Bronze Age hoard was found in 1981 by a metal detectorist after work to lay a pipeline had revealed late Bronze Age settlement remains in the area. Amongst the finds were a socketed axe, a sword or dagger hilt and blade fragments and part of a continental type bracelet. These finds have all been dated to the late Bronze Age. Three other Bronze Age hoards are known from the area and an investigation of the site in c.1992 revealed hut sites, pits, ditches and a further two bronzes as well as ceramic and flint assemblages.

Grid Reference:TR 2772 6550
Map Sheet:TR26NE
Parish:MONKTON, THANET, KENT

Monument Types

  • DITCH (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
  • Hoard (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
  • HUT (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
  • PIT (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)

Associated Finds

  • AXEHEAD (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
  • BLADE (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
  • BRACELET (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
  • VESSEL (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)

Full description

If you do not understand anything on this page please contact us.

TR 277654. Located to the nearest fifty metres. Bronze hoard discovered in 1981. Site no 143. (1, 5)

Evaluation of the site at TR 277 655 after LBA settlement remains were encountered by a pipeline trench and the discovery of 4 LBA hoards within the space of 1 ha. Hut sites, pits and ditches and a further 2 bronzes were found. The ceramic and flint assemblages will prove useful in the regional study of LBA settlement. (4)


<1> Thanet Arch Heritage c1982 9 (Thanet Dist Council & Isle of Thanet Arch Unit) (OS Card Reference). SKE49864.

<2> Arch Cant 101 1984 85 87 illus (DRJ Perkins and S Chadwick Hawkes) (OS Card Reference). SKE34603.

<3> Trust for Thanet Archaeology, 1987, Isle of Thanet Archaeological Unit Sites and Monuments Archive, Isle of Thanet Arch Unit Sites and Mons Archive 1988 143 (Collection). SKE11846.

<4> Not applicable, SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry, Monkton Court Farm evaluation, Perkins, Macpherson-Grant and Healey, 1992. (Miscellaneous Material). SKE6440.

<5> Perkins, D. R. J. & Hawkes, S. C., 1985, The Thanet Gas Pipeline Phases I & II (Monkton Parish) 1982 (Article in serial). SKE11845.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref. Source description
<1>OS Card Reference: Thanet Arch Heritage c1982 9 (Thanet Dist Council & Isle of Thanet Arch Unit).
<2>OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 101 1984 85 87 illus (DRJ Perkins and S Chadwick Hawkes).
<3>Collection: Trust for Thanet Archaeology. 1987. Isle of Thanet Archaeological Unit Sites and Monuments Archive. Isle of Thanet Arch Unit Sites and Mons Archive 1988 143.
<4>Miscellaneous Material: Not applicable. SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry. Monkton Court Farm evaluation, Perkins, Macpherson-Grant and Healey, 1992..
<5>XYArticle in serial: Perkins, D. R. J. & Hawkes, S. C.. 1985. The Thanet Gas Pipeline Phases I & II (Monkton Parish) 1982. CI pages 83 - 114. [Mapped feature: #49529 hoard, ]