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Monument details

HER Number:TR 23 NW 51
Type of record:Findspot
Name:Neolithic tool

Summary

A Neolithic flake tool found in Shorncliffe in 1956 and retained by the owner.

Grid Reference:TR 2034 3630
Map Sheet:TR23NW
Parish:FOLKESTONE, SHEPWAY, KENT

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)

Associated Finds

  • FLAKE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)

Full description

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A "Neolithic flake tool" found in the garden of 73, Shornecliffe Crescent, Folkestone, was retained by the finder, Mr. Tandy, who moved to Yeovil, Somerset in 1956. The above property is centred at TR 20343630; enquiries of neighbours failed to produce a closer siting. (1)

Shorncliffe, Folkestone. Large and well-polished flint axe. It is ten inches long and is of the same type as those found on Bexley Heath. It has square sides, a rounded working edge and thin butt. It is in Canterbury Museum. (2)

Additional references (3-5)


<1> Maidstone Museum 6" (OS Card Reference). SKE46355.

<2> F1 CFW 28.04.64 (OS Card Reference). SKE42790.

<3> Arch of Kent 1930 54 261 (RF Jessup) (OS Card Reference). SKE36920.

<4> Field report for monument TR 23 NW 51 - April, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE5630.

<5> Southern Water Services, 1993, Dover & Folkestone Wastewater Treatment scheme Environmental Statement (Unpublished document). SKE6815.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref. Source description
<1>OS Card Reference: Maidstone Museum 6".
<2>OS Card Reference: F1 CFW 28.04.64.
<3>XYOS Card Reference: Arch of Kent 1930 54 261 (RF Jessup). [Mapped feature: #45101 find, ]
<4>Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 23 NW 51 - April, 1964.
<5>Unpublished document: Southern Water Services. 1993. Dover & Folkestone Wastewater Treatment scheme Environmental Statement.