TQ 75 NE 37 - Roman Cemetery near Westree Road, Maidstone

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Monument record TQ 75 NE 37 - Roman Cemetery near Westree Road, Maidstone

Summary

A Romano-British cemetery (inhumation & cremation) was discovered in 1859-60 under a new nursery garden. About 25 to 30 skeletons and some 150 urns of pottery and glass with burnt bones and some coins are estimated to have been found. Evaluation trenching in 1996 in advance of development at Westree Road did not identify any evidence of the cemetery and suggested it did not extend in that direction.

Location

Grid reference	TQ 7553 5524 (point) Centred on
Map sheet	TQ75NE
County	KENT
District	MAIDSTONE, KENT
Civil Parish	MAIDSTONE, MAIDSTONE, KENT

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<1> OS 1/1250 1958 (OS Card Reference). SKE48117.

<2> OS 6" 1865-7 (OS Card Reference). SKE48304.

<3> VCH Kent 3 1932 100-1 (R E M Wheeler) (OS Card Reference). SKE50987.

<4> Arch Cant 2 1859 143-8 (Beale Poste) (OS Card Reference). SKE34803.

<5> Arch Cant 15 1884 71 (Canon Scott Robertson) (OS Card Reference). SKE34745.

<6> Maidstone Museum Arch Gazetteer (in progress) Anon undated (OS Card Reference). SKE46417.

<7> F1 ASP 05.03.64 (OS Card Reference). SKE41928.

<8> Field report for monument TQ 75 NE 36 - March, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE3807.

<9> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, Westree Road, Maidstone. Archaeological evaluation, September-November 1996 (Unpublished document). SKE13226.

<10> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 1997, Westree Road, Maidstone, Landscaping Phase: Archaeological evaluation (Unpublished document). SKE7160.

<11> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 2002, Archaeological evaluation of land at Corben's Yard, Tonbridge Road. Maidstone, Kent. (Unpublished document). SKE13222.

Sources/Archives (11)

<1> SKE48117 OS Card Reference: OS 1/1250 1958.
<2> SKE48304 OS Card Reference: OS 6" 1865-7.
<3> SKE50987 OS Card Reference: VCH Kent 3 1932 100-1 (R E M Wheeler).
<4> SKE34803 OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 2 1859 143-8 (Beale Poste).
<5> SKE34745 OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 15 1884 71 (Canon Scott Robertson).
<6> SKE46417 OS Card Reference: Maidstone Museum Arch Gazetteer (in progress) Anon undated.
<7> SKE41928 OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 05.03.64.
<8> SKE3807 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 75 NE 36 - March, 1964.
<9> SKE13226 Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. Westree Road, Maidstone. Archaeological evaluation, September-November 1996.
<10> SKE7160 Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 1997. Westree Road, Maidstone, Landscaping Phase: Archaeological evaluation.
<11>XY SKE13222 Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 2002. Archaeological evaluation of land at Corben's Yard, Tonbridge Road. Maidstone, Kent.. [Mapped feature: #19205 cemetery, ]

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Related Events/Activities (3)

Intrusive Event: Evaluation at Westree Road, Maidstone (Ref: WRM 96) (EKE5283)
Intrusive Event: Evaluation at Westree Road, Maidstone 1996 (EKE4937)
Intrusive Event: Evaluation of land at Corben's Yard, Tonbridge Road, Maidstone (Ref: CYMEV02) (EKE9465)

Record last edited

Jul 7 2021 7:10PM