Monument record TQ 67 SW 70 - Site of possibile Romano-British ritual pit

Summary

Site of possibile Romano-British ritual pit. The chamber of a denehole, about 45 ft. in diameter and 18 ft. in height, and thought by Burchell possibly to have been used for ritual purposes, was exposed in June 1950 in the A.P.C.M. chalk-pit, Bevan's Pit, Swanscombe

Location

Grid reference TQ 609 741 (point) FCE
Map sheet TQ67SW
County KENT
District DARTFORD, KENT
Civil Parish SWANSCOMBE AND GREENHITHE, DARTFORD, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

<1> Inf. Major J.P.T. Burchell Fawke Common, Sevenoaks. (OS Card Reference). SKE44380.

<2> F1 ASP 16-OCT-64 (OS Card Reference). SKE42141.

<3> Ms. Notes (JPT.Burchell) (OS Card Reference). SKE47468.

<4> Studies in Ancient Europe,ed Coles & Simpson 1968 270 (A.Ross) (OS Card Reference). SKE49705.

<5> Field report for monument TQ 67 SW 70 - October, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE3688.

<6> Oxford Archaeological Unit, 1995 Feb, South Thames-Side Development Route IV (Unpublished document). SWX6940.

Sources/Archives (6)

  • <1> OS Card Reference: Inf. Major J.P.T. Burchell Fawke Common, Sevenoaks..
  • <2> OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 16-OCT-64.
  • <3> OS Card Reference: Ms. Notes (JPT.Burchell).
  • <4> OS Card Reference: Studies in Ancient Europe,ed Coles & Simpson 1968 270 (A.Ross).
  • <5>XY Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 67 SW 70 - October, 1964. [Mapped feature: #17446 Shaft, ]
  • <6> Unpublished document: Oxford Archaeological Unit. 1995 Feb. South Thames-Side Development Route IV.

Finds (2)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Jun 24 2021 4:00PM