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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 |
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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 Oxford Archaeological Unit, 1995 Feb, South Thames-Side Development Route IV (Unpublished document).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> SKE44380 OS Card Reference: Inf. Major J.P.T. Burchell Fawke Common, Sevenoaks..
- <2> SKE42141 OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 16-OCT-64.
- <3> SKE47468 OS Card Reference: Ms. Notes (JPT.Burchell).
- <4> SKE49705 OS Card Reference: Studies in Ancient Europe,ed Coles & Simpson 1968 270 (A.Ross).
- <5>XY SKE3688 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 67 SW 70 - October, 1964. [Mapped feature: #17446 Shaft, ]
- <6> SWX6940 Unpublished document: Oxford Archaeological Unit. 1995 Feb.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