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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) |
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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 SKE55405 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