Record ID: KENT-15A293
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
A Late Bronze Age carp's tongue complex hoard consisting of 352 objects. At 352 objects and fragments, the Boughton Malherbe hoard is the third largest Bronze Age hoard ever found in Britain behind the Langton Matravers hoard, Dorset, with 777 objects and fragments dating to the Llyn Fawr metalwork phase (c. 800-600 BC) (Roberts et al.: in prep.) and the Isleham hoard, Cambridgeshire, with over 6500 objects and fragments dating to the Wilburton metalwork phase (c. 1150-1000 BC) (Britton 1960; Colquhoun and Burgess 1988: pls. 152.B-157.A; Malim et al.: 2010). The Boughton Malherbe …
Created on: Tuesday 9th August 2011
Last updated: Monday 15th April 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Boughton Malherbe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-887E1A
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Bronze Age hoard of 78 objects comprised of eleven complete axeheads; two incomplete axeheads; eleven axehead fragments; three almost complete winged axeheads; three incomplete winged axeheads; one sword hilt; eleven sword blade fragments; one complete hammer head; two probably knife blade fragment; one uncertain blade fragment; one probable pommel; one complete probable toggle; one complete casting jet; one complete puddle; one incomplete bun ingot; and 28 ingot fragments.  Socketed …
Created on: Monday 20th September 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 6th June 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Preston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-775A23
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Bronze Age hoard consisting of one long flanged axehead, one unlooped palstave, one socketed hammer and one finger ring of middle Bronze Age date (c.1400-1150BC). Long flanged axehead Description: The butt end is damaged and incomplete. The low to medium height flanges expand width-ways to points at the site of the prototype stop ridge. The blade flares at a sharp, rounded angle on both sides to worn corners. The cutting edge is crescentic and worn. The blade is decorated from the stop ridge with curved lines and a repeating pattern of alternating diagonal notches. T…
Created on: Thursday 24th February 2022
Last updated: Thursday 30th March 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brabourne', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-FE9DB2
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
A Bronze Age hoard comprisedof one undecorated palstave and four palstaves with triangular decoration below the stop-ridge which date to the Middle Bronze Age (c.1500-1100 cal. BC). They belong Rowland's Class 3 'Birchington Type' Group 1, characterised by their straight sided triangular blade and triangular shaped depression (Rowlands 1976, 32-33). 1) Copper-alloy palstave, consistent with Rowlands (1976) Class 3 'Birchington Type' Group 1. Complete unlooped palstave with no decoration. The butt appears to have been broken and is now diagonally angled. The septum …
Created on: Wednesday 24th July 2013
Last updated: Thursday 9th March 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Canterbury', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-6C2E65
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description: A Bronze Age hoard consisting of a socketed axehead fragment and two probable awls or punches.  Axehead fragment: A copper alloy Late Bronze Age socketed axehead fragment, comprising a corner of the socket. The surviving portion of the external profile suggests quite a narrow, tapering form.The internal profile of the socket appears sub rectangular. There are breaks to all sides of the fragment, so nothing from the rim or blade remains.The axehead fragment is 28.5mm long, 21.1mm wide, 10.1mm thick and weighs 14.42g. Awl: A copper allo…
Created on: Wednesday 13th April 2022
Last updated: Friday 7th October 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sandwich', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-983978
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A palstave hoard of 14 axeheads, two of which are broken, and one casting jet of Middle Bronze Age date (1200-100 BC). Description: A palstave hoard of 14 axeheads, two of which are broken, and one casting jet of Bronze Age date (1200-100 BC). Small Find No. 1 A complete unlooped Middle Bronze Age palstave axe. The butt of the axe is 20mm wide, 5mm thick and has straight edge with slightly rounded corners. The septum measures 76mm in length but is covered on both sides with concreted soil so that it is not possible to determine its thickness. Th…
Created on: Thursday 23rd January 2020
Last updated: Friday 29th July 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ash', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-20E688
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
A hoard of two objects- one fragment of a rapier and one pin- of Bronze Age Date (1500-1150 cal BC). Rapier A fragment of a cast copper-alloy rapier of Bronze Age date. Description: The blade in broadly rectangular with transverse breaks at both ends. In cross-section, the fragment is broadly pointed oval, but with a distinct raised mid-section. The object has a light brown-green matte patina.  Measurements: The fragment is 93.7mm long, 17.3mm wide, 5.8mm thick and weighs 39.8g Pin An incomplete cast copper-alloy pin of Bronz…
Created on: Wednesday 15th September 2021
Last updated: Friday 29th July 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'East Peckham', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: KENT-0FE83E
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Late Bronze Age (Ewart park), c. 900-800 BC Hoard. Catalogue: The find consists of 30 copper alloy, two of which refit to form a single object (no 18 & 19 in the catalogue below, to form an axe). There 10 fragments of ingot , 2 winged-axe, 3 Needham's (1990) Class A1 one of Class D and 9 from socketed axes (where not possible to provide a more detailed typological description), one bracelet fragment, a fragment of a socketed gouge blade, one fragment of a socketed knife and 2 blade fragments. ID DESCRIPTION TYPE DIMENSION …
Created on: Tuesday 18th September 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 20th July 2022
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: KENT-4AFBE4
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
A late Bronze Age metalworkers hoard dating to the Ewart Park phase (c.1000-800 BC), consisting of 1x palstave frag, 2x socketed axe frags (different axes), 6x bun ingot fragments, 6x misc ingot/working fragments, 2x uncertain object fragments. Description: 1) fragment of a Palstave axehead. Copper alloy fragment of the butt end of a Palstave axe. The flanges are visible rising from the butt end up to the break edge. There appears to be usewear marks in the form of small linear incisions on both faces of the septum, one of which (the largest) is likely to be modern due to the differ…
Created on: Wednesday 5th April 2017
Last updated: Monday 18th July 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Selling', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-213565
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small late bronze age metalworking hoard comprising of two copper-alloy bun ingot fragments probably dating to the Ewart Park/Llyn Fawr phase c. 850-600 BC. Fragment no: 1. a fragment of a copper alloy bun ingot with a flat base and a soft chamfered, external edge. Measurements: length 56.31mm; width: 34.52mm; height: 41.30mm and weight: 193.25g. Fragment no: 2. a fragment of a copper alloy bun ingot with a flat base and a soft chamfered external edge. Measurements: length: 37.10mm; width: 24.22mm; height: 33.42mm and weight: 76.34g. Discussion: Th…
Created on: Thursday 10th June 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 6th July 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Tenterden', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-BEC347
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
A Bronze Age hoard of 40 LBA copper-alloy ingot fragments. Description: The deposit consists a ‘founder’s hoard’ of 40 LBA plano-convex ingot fragments (see catalogue for a record of each individual fragment). The total (unwashed) weight of the hoard is 15.18kg, with the heaviest being 1489g (SF 003) and the lightest a mere 51g (SF 021). All bar one of the ingots were archaeologically excavated from the same feature, but the outlier discovered only a short distance away is almost certain to have originated from this deposit – likely disturbed by later ploughing. Disc…
Created on: Wednesday 10th November 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 8th June 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Maidstone', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-98C333
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
A Bronze Age hoard of 15 LBA copper-alloy ingot fragments, five slag fragments and six uncertain fragments. Description: The deposit consists a ‘founder’s hoard’ of 15 LBA plano-convex ingot fragments, five slag fragments and six uncertain fragments. The total (unwashed) weight of the hoard is approximately 1.8kg. Fragment 1 Ingot. Probably Late Bronze Age (c.1000-800 BC), copper alloy. Dimensions: Length: 64mm; Width: 43mm; Thickness: 27mm; Weight: 275g Fragment 2 Ingot. Probably Late Bronze Age (c.1000-800 BC), copper alloy. Dimensions: L…
Created on: Thursday 23rd January 2020
Last updated: Monday 6th June 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Thurnham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-7D4A11
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
Description 2. Socketed axe fragment (site id. 358) Mouth intact, but blade and one face lacking. Class A socketed axe decorated with wing-rib design. The bases of the wings continue onto the sides as a slight horizontal moulding. Length 69 mm; weight 81.4 g 3. Plate-like fragment All edges broken; possibly part of an artefact. Max. dimension 46.5 mm; weight 23.2 g 4. Tang fragment Blunt ended rod of sub-trapezoid section; other end thins and expands towards a bifurcation, but the two ends are immediately broken. Length 36.5 mm; weight 9.4g 5. I…
Created on: Friday 24th February 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 25th May 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ringlemere', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-757FC0
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
1. Socketed axe fragment Incomplete, socketed axe; South Eastern class A. Double mouth moulding. Blade tip hollows, expanded blade. The blade tip is missing on one side. Heavy diffuse bevelling on the lower blade where the blade begins to expand. There is a fine transverse crack on both sides at this point. Many very fine transverse and oblique lines close to the blade edge. Traces of the blade edge intact, otherwise the edge is corrosion chipped. Casting flashes are visible, but they have been mostly removed close to the blade tip hollows. Two casting jet stumps. Oblique striati…
Created on: Friday 24th February 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 17th May 2022
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: KENT-7541B6
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The hoard is composed of five socketed axes, five fragments of Ewart Park swords, two fragments of Carp's Tongue swords from a minimum of three swords and three ingot fragments. The axes, which are all fragmentary, are of the South-Eastern type. Nos. 1-2 show signs of having been deliberately broken for inclusion as scrap metal. The faceted axe fragment (no. 5) belongs to a distinctive type with noticeably well-finished examples which have a very wide distribution. 1. Socketed axe fragment: South-Eastern Double mouth moulding. Both faces have wing mouldings. Very faint trans…
Created on: Friday 24th February 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 17th May 2022
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: KENT-7C3863
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The 185 objects represented in this hoard include a wide variety of artefact types. There are 57 socketed axe fragments, of which four are complete or almost complete. The axes are of the South-Eastern type and most show signs of having been deliberately broken for inclusion in the hoard as scrap metal. In addition, there is one socketed chisel fragment, one palstave fragment, four end-winged axe fragments, two socketed hammers, three socketed gouges, 11 knife fragments with socketed, tanged and shouldered and Hog-backed examples represented, three sickle fragments, 17 Ewart Park swor…
Created on: Friday 24th February 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 17th May 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Crundale', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-7DA0B5
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A single element of the UWTS archaeological fieldwork (WA 54746) remains to be undertaken. An assessment of the results of the scheme-wide project is in progress, to be followed by full publication, probably in a Wessex Archaeology monograph. Metalwork Two discrete hoards of Late Bronze Age metalwork were recovered (from Trenches 6 and 7 respectively) during archaeological evaluation in June 2004. Further elements of one of these hoards (Hoard 1) were found during subsequent excavation in June 2005; it is almost certain that all elements of this hoard have been recovered. Th…
Created on: Friday 24th February 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 10th May 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ebbsfleet', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-6BF139
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A hoard of three objects- one incomplete axehead, one fragment of a axehead and one ingot- of Bronze Age Date (c.900-800 BC). Axehead: An incomplete Late Bronze Age socketed axehead. The axhead is missing roughly half of its body, including the socket. The axehead begins at a ragged diagonal break which is 28mm wide and 22.1mm deep. At this point, the socket is rectangular in cross-section. From the break, the body of the axehead widens in a smooth, concave curve to reach its maximum width of 48.3mm at its now broken, pointed wing tips. The blade is crescent-shaped and has …
Created on: Friday 14th February 2020
Last updated: Friday 22nd April 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Deal', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-B009B4
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description: A Bronze Age hoard consisting of one loop and socket axehead and one rapier. Axehead: An incomplete Late Bronze Age looped socketed axehead. The axe has a triple collared socket, the upper collar being thicker than the lower two at 5.8mm. Each collar is broadly rounded and there are no traces of casting seams along the upper collar. The socket is oval in shape with external dimension of 39.2mm wide and 35.3mm deep and missing a small fragment from its circumference. Below the collar, the body narrows slightly to reach a minimum width of 25.5mm before widening ag…
Created on: Wednesday 22nd September 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 25th January 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Woodchurch', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-916575
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
Late Bronze Age hoard consisting of 27 objects including: 1 socketed axe; 4 socketed axe fragments; 2 end-winged axe fragments; 2 spearhead fragments; 1 knife blade fragment; 1 sword hilt fragment; 1 Carp's tongue sword blade fragment; 1 sword blade fragment; 1 pinhead fragment; 2 rings; 2 copper alloy fragments; 1 casting fragment and 8 copper alloy ingot fragments Description 1. Copper alloy socketed axe of South-eastern type. Double mouth-moulding, with square mouth and internal ribs on both faces. Single pellet decoration on both surfaces near the collar. Prominent casti…
Created on: Wednesday 3rd August 2011
Last updated: Saturday 23rd May 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stockbury', grid reference and parish protected.