Monument record TQ 76 NW 15 - Early medieval inhumation burials, Eastgate, Rochester

Summary

Circa twenty early medieval inhumation burials were found by workmen in October 1852 during the building of the Orange Terrace at the foot of Star Hill, Eastgate, Rochester. Grave goods included spearheads and armillae. Finds from the cemetery are in Rochester Museum. The site lies at the base of a steep north-facing slope, OD between 10-15m.

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Grid reference TQ 7466 6806 (point) FCE
Map sheet TQ76NW
Civil Parish ROCHESTER & CHATHAM, MEDWAY, KENT
County KENT
Unitary Authority MEDWAY

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<1> JBAAG 1854 407 (illust) (G Naylor) (OS Card Reference). SKE45017.

<2> Coll Ant 3 209 (CR Smith) (OS Card Reference). SKE39100.

<3> Arch Cant 23 1898 3 (G Payne) (OS Card Reference). SKE34860.

<4> F1 ASP 20-NOV-64 (OS Card Reference). SKE42211.

<5> Gaz of Early AS Burial Sites 1964 134 (ALS Meaney) (OS Card Reference). SKE43545.

<6> Field report for monument TQ 76 NW 15 - November, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE4083.

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  • <1> OS Card Reference: JBAAG 1854 407 (illust) (G Naylor).
  • <2> OS Card Reference: Coll Ant 3 209 (CR Smith).
  • <3>XY OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 23 1898 3 (G Payne). [Mapped feature: #22457 burials and find, ]
  • <4> OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 20-NOV-64.
  • <5> OS Card Reference: Gaz of Early AS Burial Sites 1964 134 (ALS Meaney).
  • <6> Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 76 NW 15 - November, 1964.

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Record last edited

Jul 5 2022 11:28AM