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Monument details

Summary

Dirk or rapier fragment, classified by Burgess and Gerloff as Killucan type, no. 692. it has two side rivet-notches,worn dark brown surfaces and a dull gold mid rib. Its present length is nine centimetres and with 2.5 centimetres. It is in the British Museum.

Monument Types

• FINDSPOT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC? (at some time) to 701 BC? (at some time))

Associated Finds

• RAPIER (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)

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TR 2336. Folkestone. Dirk or rapier fragment, classified by Burgess and Gerloff as Killucan type, no. 692. it has two side rivet-notches,worn dark brown surfaces and a dull gold mid rib. Its present length is nine centimetres and with 2.5 centimetres. It is in the British Museum (WG 20077 A) (1)

Folkestone, Kent. A fragment of a palstave of the Middle Bronze Age. It is in Class 3 (`Birchington Type') no 1713. It is in the British Museum (WG 1077a). (2)

Folkestone, Kent. A Middle Bronze Age rapier, no 81. It is in Group 3 (c. 1100 B.C) in the Lisburn class. (3)

Additional Information (4).

<1> Dirks & Rapiers of Gt Brit & Ire 1981 85 illus plate 89 (C B Burgess S Gerloff) (OS Card Reference). SKE39731.

<2> Prod & Dist of Metalwork in the M.B.A. in Southern Brit 2 1976 405 (M J Rowlands) (OS Card Reference). SKE48737.

<3> PPS 28 1962 96 (B A V Trump) (OS Card Reference). SKE48589.

<4> Southern Water Services, 1993, Dover & Folkestone Wastewater Treatment scheme Environmental Statement (Unpublished document). SKE6815.

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