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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 56 SW 21 |
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| Type of record: | Findspot |
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| Name: | Mesolithic flints found near Otford |
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Summary
Eight mesolithic microliths were found in 1947 by Miss Broodbank.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 5338 6026 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ56SW |
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| Parish: | OTFORD, SEVENOAKS, KENT |
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Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)
Associated Finds
- MICROLITH (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)
Full description
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(TQ 5338 6026) Long. 0 12' 5", Lat. 51 19' 17". Eight flint implements were found in 1947 by Miss Broodbank of Greenhill Road, Otford. (1)
Miss Broodbank confirmed the siting which is only approximate. The flints, which were not seen, are in her possession. She described them as microliths. (2)
<1> E. Greenfield's Card Index in Dartford Museum File Darent Valley, 942-23, General. (OS Card Reference). SKE41550.
<2> F1 ASP 02-OCT-64 (OS Card Reference). SKE41899.
<3> Field report for monument TQ 56 SW 21 - October, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE2984.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | OS Card Reference: E. Greenfield's Card Index in Dartford Museum File Darent Valley, 942-23, General.. |
| <2> | OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 02-OCT-64. |
| <3>XY | Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 56 SW 21 - October, 1964. [Mapped feature: #54352 find, ] |
