TQ 75 SW 19 - Possible late Iron Age - Early Romano-British Burials at Barming

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Monument record TQ 75 SW 19 - Possible late Iron Age - Early Romano-British Burials at Barming

Summary

A globular pot of late Aylesford-Swarling type was found in 1931 in topsoil of Arnold's Quarry, Barming. In 1937 in the same quarry, a pit was located 5 feet(1.5m) below the surface containing a samian platter of Ritterling or Claudian type, sherds of coarse pottery, a fragment of a Roman glass fluted flagon handle and some oyster shells. In 1963 a broken Belgic pot or jar of brown ware, burnished black with 2 cordons at the neck, was discovered in the same quarry. The open seam quarry has been out of use for many years and has reverted to woodland. There are no details to indicate use of the urn for a cremation or for the site to be identified as a burial site. The pot/urn and the flagon handle sherd are in Maidstone Museum. The samian platter, being complete, is held at The British Museum.

Location

Grid reference	TQ 7115 5442 (point) FCE
Map sheet	TQ75SW
County	KENT
District	MAIDSTONE, KENT
Civil Parish	BARMING, MAIDSTONE, KENT

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[TQ 7115 5442] Belgic Urn found AD. 1932 [NAT] (1)

A small globular pot of late Aylesford-Swarling type (about 25-50 AD) found 29.12.31 whilst removing top-soil from workings in Arnold's Quarry, Barming (centred at TQ 7113 5442) is on exhibition in Maidstone Museum on loan from Mrs G Arnold, Hale Place, E. Peckham. From the same quarry on 20th Sept. 1937, a quarryman found 5' below the surface, apparently in a rubbish pit [sic] [?burial] a complete samian platter (Ritterling:- a Claudian type) with fragments of coarse pottery and fragment of a Roman glass fluted flagon handle; oyster shell was also present. This pottery is in the B.M. On the 12th Oct. 1963 two schoolboys, K. Whitehead and I. Harvey, found a further Belgic pot in the quarry at TQ 7111 5444, although broken, the fractures were new and the pot had obviously only recently fallen from the quarry face above. Inspection of this, however revealed nothing. The pot, which is on exhibition in Maidstone Museum, Acc No 92.1963, is a jar of brown ware, burnished black, with two cordons on the neck. The quarry has been out of use for many years and for some time was used as an army training ground, it is now completely derelict and overgrown. (2)

Additional bibliography. (3-5, 11)

<1> OS 25" (OS Card Reference). SKE48250.

<2> Maidstone Museum Arch Gaz (Anon undated) (OS Card Reference). SKE46406.

<3> JRS 28 (1938) 198 (OS Card Reference). SKE45075.

<4> Oral K Whitehead, Maidstone (OS Card Reference). SKE47936.

<5> Oral I Harvey, Maidstone (OS Card Reference). SKE47929.

<6> F1 CFW 24.02.64 (OS Card Reference). SKE42737.

<7> BAR 90 Burial Practices in Iron Age Britain 1981 i 151 ii 379 (R Whimster) (OS Card Reference). SKE37583.

<8> Arch Cant 86 1971 74 (D B Kelly) (OS Card Reference). SKE35876.

<9> Arch Cant 89 1974 213 (D B Kelly) (OS Card Reference). SKE35980.

<10> Field report for monument TQ 75 SW 19 - February, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE4005.

<11> Unknown, 1991, Backfilling & Restoration Proposals Barming Quarry (Unpublished document). SKE6732.

Sources/Archives (11)

<1> SKE48250 OS Card Reference: OS 25".
<2> SKE46406 OS Card Reference: Maidstone Museum Arch Gaz (Anon undated).
<3> SKE45075 OS Card Reference: JRS 28 (1938) 198.
<4> SKE47936 OS Card Reference: Oral K Whitehead, Maidstone.
<5> SKE47929 OS Card Reference: Oral I Harvey, Maidstone.
<6> SKE42737 OS Card Reference: F1 CFW 24.02.64.
<7> SKE37583 OS Card Reference: BAR 90 Burial Practices in Iron Age Britain 1981 i 151 ii 379 (R Whimster).
<8>XY SKE35876 OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 86 1971 74 (D B Kelly). [Mapped feature: #21028 Cemetery?, ]
<9> SKE35980 OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 89 1974 213 (D B Kelly).
<10> SKE4005 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 75 SW 19 - February, 1964.
<11> SKE6732 Unpublished document: Unknown. 1991. Backfilling & Restoration Proposals Barming Quarry.

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Non-Intrusive Event: Grave Goods Project Event with no name (EKE16790)

Record last edited

Jul 16 2021 5:44PM