Findspot record TQ 76 NW 41 - Probable Iron Age bone comb, pick and pottery, Strood cemetery

Summary

A large number of pottery fragments, a red deer antler pick and bone comb found during the planting of trees along the southern wall in a cemetery at Strood. The pottery was thrown away by the workmen, but the comb was comparable to examples found at Maiden Castle, Dorset.

Location

Grid reference TQ 7278 6845 (point) FCE
Map sheet TQ76NW
Civil Parish ROCHESTER & CHATHAM, MEDWAY, KENT
County KENT
Unitary Authority MEDWAY

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

<1> PSA 2nd Ser 13 1889-91 188 (G Payne) (OS Card Reference). SKE48779.

<2> Arch Cant 21 1895 xlvii (G Payne) (OS Card Reference). SKE34835.

<3> "Coll Cant" 1893 131 (G Payne) (OS Card Reference). SKE32604.

<4> F1 CFW 19-DEC-64 (OS Card Reference). SKE42649.

<5> Field report for monument TQ 76 NW 41 - December, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE4108.

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <1> OS Card Reference: PSA 2nd Ser 13 1889-91 188 (G Payne).
  • <2> OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 21 1895 xlvii (G Payne).
  • <3>XY OS Card Reference: "Coll Cant" 1893 131 (G Payne). [Mapped feature: #22733 cemetery, ]
  • <4> OS Card Reference: F1 CFW 19-DEC-64.
  • <5> Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 76 NW 41 - December, 1964.

Finds (3)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (0)

Record last edited

Jul 27 2021 2:27PM