Monument record TR 26 NE 1294 - Late Iron Age cemetery - Plateau 8 Thanet Earth

Summary

A small cemetery of twenty-five graves was identified alongside the east side of the buried valley on Plateau 8 of Thanet earth. Overall, the cemetery occupied an area around 19.2m long by 12.5m wide, with one burial located slightly outside this zone. The burials were extended and generally aligned N-S. there were very few associated grave goods. (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 2912 6720 (13m by 22m) (25 map features)
Map sheet TR26NE
County KENT
District THANET, KENT
Civil Parish ST NICHOLAS AT WADE, THANET, KENT

Map

Type and Period (3)

Full Description

<1> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 2023, Beneath the Seamark: 6000 Years of an Islands History (Monograph). SKE55405.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1>XY Monograph: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 2023. Beneath the Seamark: 6000 Years of an Islands History. [Mapped feature: #111532 cemetery, ]

Finds (1)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event Boundary: Excavations at Thanet Earth 2007-2008 (EKE14749)

Record last edited

Jun 27 2023 1:07PM