Findspot record TR 02 NE 153 - Medieval and post-medieval finds from the site of Southlands School, New Romney

Summary

A record for medieval and post-mediaval finds from the Southlands site that cannot be connected to the other monument records as the find spots are not clear from the available sources

Location

Grid reference TR 0672 2510 (point)
Map sheet TR02NE
County KENT
District FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT
Civil Parish NEW ROMNEY, SHEPWAY, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

A record for medieval and post-medieval finds from the Southlands site that cannot be connected to the other monument records as the find spots are not clear from the available sources.

One fragment of carved fine white limestone
Two fragments of a millstone or grindstone of Kentish rag
Two whetstones of ?Norwegian ragstone
Dress hook with a pornographic design
"A decorative shoe buckle"
A brass spoon coated with tin, featuring a maker's mark
15th century jettons, including "one of the finest produced (in stylistic terms)", French, with maker's name on it
A few late 17th century and some 18th century wine bottles
Some fragments of medicine bottles
Some fragments of window glass
"several horsehoes and other pieces of riding equipment"
"a few lead shot balls"
"the cover of a gunpowder container"
"Copper alloy farthings of the first Stuart kings, are… well-represented"
Two late 17th-century private issue tokens; a late 18th century token from Macclesfield and one 'late Elizabethan' lead/tin token issued in around 1770.
"an 18th century French low-denomination coin, a liard of Louis XIV"


<1> Pre-Construct Archaeology, 2002, An Assessment of Archaeological Excavations on the Site of Southlands School, Fairfield Road, New Romney (Unpublished document). SKE8381.

<2> Pre-Construct Archaeology, 2009, The Sea and the Marsh: The Medieval Cinque Port of New Romney (Monograph). SKE32391.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Pre-Construct Archaeology. 2002. An Assessment of Archaeological Excavations on the Site of Southlands School, Fairfield Road, New Romney.
  • <2> Monograph: Pre-Construct Archaeology. 2009. The Sea and the Marsh: The Medieval Cinque Port of New Romney.

Finds (19)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Intrusive Event: An Assessment of Archaeological Excavations on the Site of Southlands School, Fairfield Road, New Romney (Ref: NFR 01) (EKE6093)

Record last edited

Oct 17 2017 4:32PM