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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 06 SW 277 |
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| Type of record: | Findspot |
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| Name: | Bronze Age finds, Queen Court Cottage, Ospringe |
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Summary
A small scale excavation high on the east side of the Westbrook valley yielded a Bronze Age flint assemblage, close to and at the surface.
| Grid Reference: | TR 00288 60429 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR06SW |
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| Parish: | OSPRINGE, SWALE, KENT |
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Monument Types
Associated Finds
- CORE (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
- FLAKE (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
- SCRAPER (TOOL) (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
Full description
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A small scale excavation was carried out in a garden at the top of the east side of the Westbrook valley, at a point where two Bronze Age scrapers had been found on the surface during a casual visit in 2009. The excavation was part of a research project being carried out in the Ospringe area by the Faversham Society Archaeological Research Group into prehistoric and early medieval human activity. The top layer, down to around 30cm, yielded five more small scrapers, a core and abundant waste flakes. This implies manufacturing activity at this high point overlooking the valley. (1)
<1> Faversham Society Archaeological Research Group, 2012, Understanding Ospringe Project 2008-9 and 2011 (Unpublished document). SKE17255.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Unpublished document: Faversham Society Archaeological Research Group. 2012. Understanding Ospringe Project 2008-9 and 2011. |
