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Monument record TR 04 NE 109 - Anglo Saxon inhumation cemetry, Crundale Downs, Ashford
Summary
Anglo Saxon inhumation cemetry, Crundale Downs,excavation took place between 1861 -1895, unknown number of graves as none were recorded at the time and the original site location is not known.
One of the graves contained a sword with decorated pommel and 2 buckles, another grave containing 15 beads, silver rings, a pin and 2 pendants (1gold, 1silver). Other finds including 8 brooches, beads, pottery vessels and part of a glass vessel. These were part of Mr. Henry Durden’s collection and bequeathed to the British Museum.
A small square headed brooch and a rectangular Style I belt-plate, both dated early 6th Century are in the Canterbury Museum
The probable site lies on the east of Tremworth Down on the north-south Downland ridge, which exceeds OD 150m.
Location
Grid reference | TR 0854 4850 (point) |
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Map sheet | TR04NE |
County | KENT |
District | ASHFORD, KENT |
Civil Parish | CRUNDALE, ASHFORD, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (0)
Full Description
Andrew Richardson, 2000, Gazetteer of Anglo-Saxon Cemeteries and Burial-Sites in Kent (Unpublished document). SKE29253.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SKE29253 Unpublished document: Andrew Richardson. 2000. Gazetteer of Anglo-Saxon Cemeteries and Burial-Sites in Kent.
Finds (6)
- SWORD (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD)
- VESSEL (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD)
- JEWELLERY (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD)
- STRAP FITTING (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD)
- RING (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD)
- JEWELLERY (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
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Record last edited
Nov 1 2022 2:13PM