TQ 76 NE 35 - Romano-British finds and foundations, probable cemetery site, Luton Brickfield, Chatham

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Monument record TQ 76 NE 35 - Romano-British finds and foundations, probable cemetery site, Luton Brickfield, Chatham

Summary

A number of Romano-British artefacts were found during digging for brickearth in 1869. The range included glassware, a bronze jug and basin, an iron lamp, a bronze hasp, Samian ware and two pieces of iron - possibly components of a small spade. Foundations were also identified during the discovery of red cups and saucers and bones. Various interpretations have identified this assemblage as typical of a probable Roman burial/walled cemetery site. The spade was identified as a ritual iron shovel, comparable with examples from the Mithraic Temple at Carrawburgh and the walled cemetery at Litlington Cambs. The bronze and glass artefacts were also dated to the late 1st - early 2nd centuries.

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Grid reference	TQ 7719 6663 (point) FCE
Map sheet	TQ76NE
Civil Parish	ROCHESTER & CHATHAM, MEDWAY, KENT
County	KENT
Unitary Authority	MEDWAY

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<1> O.S. 6" 1898 (OS Card Reference). SKE47815.

<2> O.S. 25" 1932 (OS Card Reference). SKE47800.

<3> Arch. Cant. 1874, 174-5, illust. (H. Wickham) (OS Card Reference). SKE36981.

<4> Arch. J., 35, 1878, 70 (W.T. Watkin) (OS Card Reference). SKE37157.

<5> J.B.A.A. 3rd Ser. 22, 1959 27-8 "... Walled Cemeteries in Ro. Britain" (R.F. Jessup) (OS Card Reference). SKE44831.

<6> Ants. Ro. Brit. 1951, 38, illust. (Brit. Mus.) (OS Card Reference). SKE33313.

<7> R.O.N.B. 1939, 91. (OS Card Reference). SKE48918.

<8> F1 CFW 04-NOV-64 (OS Card Reference). SKE42421.

<9> PSA 2nd series 14 1891-3 30 (OS Card Reference). SKE48809.

<10> Arch Cant 21 1895 xlviii (OS Card Reference). SKE34836.

<11> Arch Cant 25 1902 lx (OS Card Reference). SKE34889.

<12> Field report for monument TQ 76 NE 35 - November, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE4058.

Sources/Archives (12)

<1> SKE47815 OS Card Reference: O.S. 6" 1898.
<2> SKE47800 OS Card Reference: O.S. 25" 1932.
<3> SKE36981 OS Card Reference: Arch. Cant. 1874, 174-5, illust. (H. Wickham).
<4> SKE37157 OS Card Reference: Arch. J., 35, 1878, 70 (W.T. Watkin).
<5> SKE44831 OS Card Reference: J.B.A.A. 3rd Ser. 22, 1959 27-8 "... Walled Cemeteries in Ro. Britain" (R.F. Jessup).
<6>XY SKE33313 OS Card Reference: Ants. Ro. Brit. 1951, 38, illust. (Brit. Mus.). [Mapped feature: #21745 cemetery, ]
<7> SKE48918 OS Card Reference: R.O.N.B. 1939, 91..
<8> SKE42421 OS Card Reference: F1 CFW 04-NOV-64.
<9> SKE48809 OS Card Reference: PSA 2nd series 14 1891-3 30.
<10> SKE34836 OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 21 1895 xlviii.
<11> SKE34889 OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 25 1902 lx.
<12> SKE4058 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 76 NE 35 - November, 1964.

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Jul 20 2021 8:15PM