Monument record TR 04 NE 17 - Burial site, Olantigh Mount. Wye

Summary

An inhumation burial site of 3 known graves. Pre-1800 two skeletons were found on the side of the mount, approx 1.5m below surface. Near these were several pieces of iron and two probable iron spearheads. Pre-1842 when the mount top was levelled more bones were found. There appears to have been barrows near the road on the Wye side of the mount. Olantigh Mount is an isolated hill, near the base of the Sour valley, overlooking the river. OD 55m.

Location

Grid reference TR 0599 4823 (point)
Map sheet TR04NE
County KENT
District ASHFORD, KENT
Civil Parish WYE WITH HINXHILL, ASHFORD, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Andrew Richardson, 2000, Gazetteer of Anglo-Saxon Cemeteries and Burial-Sites in Kent (Unpublished document).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  • --- Unpublished document: Andrew Richardson. 2000.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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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Sep 13 2022 10:35AM