Monument record TQ 75 NE 19 - Romano-British burials found AD 1919-20, pottery found
Summary
Location
Grid reference | TQ 7543 5846 (point) FCE |
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Map sheet | TQ75NE |
County | KENT |
District | MAIDSTONE, KENT |
Civil Parish | BOXLEY, MAIDSTONE, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
[TQ 75435847]. Romano-British burials found AD 1919-20 [T.I.]. (1) During the winter of 1919-20 several burial groups were uncovered in the sandpit on the east side of the road c. quarter mile north of Sandling and west of Abbey Court. The discoveries were not kept together but Maidstone Museum has the following: 4th C. New Forest bowl and an associated brown olla; Prob. 4th C. beaker; a one-handled flagon; a samian cup, Drag. 33. (2) Add. ref. (3) Pottery presented to Maidstone Museum by F. W. Legge includes a 4th c. AD bowl of red-coated ware imitating samian, on display. The remainder from this site is in store. (No accession numbers). Authority 1 siting falls beneath a widening of the Maidstone-Rochester Road. The sandpit has been disused for many years. (4)
<1> OS 6" 1936-47 (OS Card Reference). SKE48342.
<2> J H Elgar Maidstone Museum (OS Card Reference). SKE44805.
<3> Rochester Naturalist 6 1924 51 (J H Evans) (OS Card Reference). SKE49297.
<4> VCH Kent 3 1932 148 (OS Card Reference). SKE51034.
<5> Maidstone Museum Arch Gazetteer (in progress) Anon undated (OS Card Reference). SKE46417.
<7> F1 ASP 24.02.64 (OS Card Reference). SKE42250.
<8> Field report for monument TQ 75 NE 18 - February, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE3789.
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1> SKE48342 OS Card Reference: OS 6" 1936-47.
- <2> SKE44805 OS Card Reference: J H Elgar Maidstone Museum.
- <3> SKE49297 OS Card Reference: Rochester Naturalist 6 1924 51 (J H Evans).
- <4> SKE51034 OS Card Reference: VCH Kent 3 1932 148.
- <5> SKE46417 OS Card Reference: Maidstone Museum Arch Gazetteer (in progress) Anon undated.
- <7> SKE42250 OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 24.02.64.
- <8>XY SKE3789 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 75 NE 18 - February, 1964. [Mapped feature: #19188 Burials and finds, ]
Finds (3)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jul 5 2021 4:55PM