TQ 75 NW 2 - Romano-British burial found in a stone quarry at Allington, Maidstone

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Monument record TQ 75 NW 2 - Romano-British burial found in a stone quarry at Allington, Maidstone

Summary

An unusual burial was found in 1847 in a stone quarry, Allington. A pit had been dug, lined with prepared clay and then baked by a fire within the pit. The pit contained a skeleton of an individual of c.70 years old; the bones were not burnt. A dome of clay on wattles had been made over the pit and baked by fire, and a layer of stones placed over the dome. There were no associated objects. This has been referred to as a Roman "tile tomb". The site falls within a gravel pit which has been refilled with waste.

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Grid reference	TQ 7498 5771 (point) FCE
Map sheet	TQ75NW
County	KENT
District	MAIDSTONE, KENT
Civil Parish	MAIDSTONE, MAIDSTONE, KENT

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<1> OS 6" 1936-47 (OS Card Reference). SKE48342.

<2> JBAA 4 1849 65 (Beale-Poste) (OS Card Reference). SKE44963.

<3> Arch Cant 15 1883 68 (OS Card Reference). SKE34738.

<4> A Saunter thro' Kent 3 1905 76 (OS Card Reference). SKE32838.

<5> Arch Cant 2 1877 116 (OS Card Reference). SKE34815.

<6> VCH Kent 3 1932 144 (OS Card Reference). SKE51020.

<7> Maidstone Mus Office 6" (LRA Grove 1950) (OS Card Reference). SKE46332.

<8> Oral LRA Grove Curator Maidstone Mus (OS Card Reference). SKE47942.

<9> F1 ASP 14.05.59 (OS Card Reference). SKE42089.

<10> F2 ASP 27.05.59 (OS Card Reference). SKE43176.

<11> F3 ASP 26.02.64 (OS Card Reference). SKE43377.

<12> Field report for monument TQ 75 NW 2 - May, 1959 (Bibliographic reference). SKE3843.

<13> Field report for monument TQ 75 NW 2 - May, 1959 (Bibliographic reference). SKE3844.

<14> Field report for monument TQ 75 NW 2 - February, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE3845.

Sources/Archives (14)

<1> SKE48342 OS Card Reference: OS 6" 1936-47.
<2> SKE44963 OS Card Reference: JBAA 4 1849 65 (Beale-Poste).
<3> SKE34738 OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 15 1883 68.
<4>XY SKE32838 OS Card Reference: A Saunter thro' Kent 3 1905 76. [Mapped feature: #19584 Burial, ]
<5> SKE34815 OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 2 1877 116.
<6> SKE51020 OS Card Reference: VCH Kent 3 1932 144.
<7> SKE46332 OS Card Reference: Maidstone Mus Office 6" (LRA Grove 1950).
<8> SKE47942 OS Card Reference: Oral LRA Grove Curator Maidstone Mus.
<9> SKE42089 OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 14.05.59.
<10> SKE43176 OS Card Reference: F2 ASP 27.05.59.
<11> SKE43377 OS Card Reference: F3 ASP 26.02.64.
<12> SKE3843 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 75 NW 2 - May, 1959.
<13> SKE3844 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 75 NW 2 - May, 1959.
<14> SKE3845 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 75 NW 2 - February, 1964.