Monument record TR 26 NE 14 - Possible Anglo-Saxon cemetery, Great Brooksend, Birchington

Summary

A possible Anglo-Saxon cemetery, no graves have been recorded. Observed on pre-1998 aerial photographs the crop-marks of a barrow group thought to be 7th or 8th century. The site lies approx. 500m. South-east of the Brooksend cemetery, between OD 15-20m.

Location

Grid reference TR 291 686 (point)
Map sheet TR26NE
County KENT
District THANET, KENT
Civil Parish BIRCHINGTON, THANET, KENT

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Full Description

A possible Anglo-Saxon cemetery, no graves have been recorded. Observed on pre-1998 aerial photographs the crop-marks of a barrow group thought to be 7th or 8th century.
The site lies approx. 500m. South-east of the Brooksend cemetery, between OD 15-20m.


Andrew Richardson, 2000, Gazetteer of Anglo-Saxon Cemeteries and Burial-Sites in Kent (Unpublished document). SKE29253.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- Unpublished document: Andrew Richardson. 2000. Gazetteer of Anglo-Saxon Cemeteries and Burial-Sites in Kent.

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  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Jul 12 2022 11:30AM