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Monument record MKE115985 - Knight's Bottom Pit
Summary
Cist burial found by workmen during quarrying at Knight's Bottom Pit, Walmer in 1910. Two copper alloy pins, potentially of a 'Picardy' type known elsewhere in Kent were recovered. The pins are now lost.
Location
| Grid reference | TR 3704 4933 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TR34NE |
| County | KENT |
| District | DOVER, KENT |
| Civil Parish | RINGWOULD WITH KINGSDOWN, DOVER, KENT |
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Full Description
Cist burial found by workmen during quarrying at Knight's Bottom Pit, Walmer in 1910. Two copper alloy pins, potentially of the 'Picardy' type known elsewhere in Kent (e.g. Hawkes 1942; Parfitt 1994) were recovered, together with rough flints and 'traces of bones' The pins are now lost. <1>
<1> Garrow, D and Cooper, A, 22/11/2021, Grave Goods Project dataset, 72842 (Machine readable data file). SKE54611.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SKE54611 Machine readable data file: Garrow, D and Cooper, A. 22/11/2021. Grave Goods Project dataset. 72842.
Finds (2)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- : Casual Observation, Knight's Bottom Pit (EKE21180)
Record last edited
Oct 6 2022 10:30AM