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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 57 SW 60 |
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| Type of record: | Findspot |
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| Name: | Neolithic flint axe |
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Summary
Neolithic flint axe found on the Wilmington side of Dartford Heath. The axe may be in Dartford Museum.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 55 17 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ51NE |
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| Parish: | DARTFORD, DARTFORD, KENT |
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Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
Associated Finds
- AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
| Protected Status: | Selected Heritage Inventory for Natural England: Dartford Heath (including prehistoric, Roman, post-medieval, and modern features), Dartford |
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Full description
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Neolithic axe of light fawn unpolished flint found 3 ft. from the surface in sand, on the Wilmington side of Dartford Heath. It is a very carefully flaked tool with sharp edges, rounded cutting edge and a thin tapering butt, and is 6.6 in. long. (1) The axe is possibly in store in Dartford Museum among others of unknown provenance. No further information. (2)
<1> Arc. of Kent, 1930, p.55. Illus. (R.F. Jessup) (OS Card Reference). SKE34362.
<2> F1 ASP 02-OCT-64 (OS Card Reference). SKE41899.
<3> Field report for monument TQ 57 SW 60 - October, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE3168.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | OS Card Reference: Arc. of Kent, 1930, p.55. Illus. (R.F. Jessup). |
| <2> | OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 02-OCT-64. |
| <3>XY | Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 57 SW 60 - October, 1964. [Mapped feature: #79521 Find, ] |
