Two small urns of coarse pottery and quantities of Roman potsherds were found by the owner in the garden of his bungalow on Church Hill, Cuxton. Dated to 2nd Century . (1)

These finds were made in 1951 in a shallow trench in the garden of "Wayside", Church Hill, Cuxton. The exact find spot at TQ 7112 6655 was pointed out by the wife of the finder (now deceased). The two urns (Upchurch or Higham black ware) are held by the finders wife. Both are complete but one is broken. The potsherds have been lost. A buckle, possibly bronze, was apparently found soon after the main find but this also has been lost. (1)

A female skeleton was uncovered in 1962, in an excavation at the top of the road cutting, just outside the front garden of "Wayside". Mr. Martin had presumably destroyed the feet when he dug the trench from which he recovered the pots. The corpse had been decapitated and the head placed between the knees with the pots presumably at the feet. The smaller of the two pots was described as being of the same general form as Camulodunum 214/5 or Richborough 217 and dating to the second half od the first century AD, not the 2nd century. A small skull fragment of a second individual was found in the grave filling. An earlier report (a) of a skeleton found 'on the hill near the church' (and later reburied in the churchyard) suggests the possibility of a regular cemetery. The site at the "White Hart", 150 yards away, may be connected. [See TQ 76 NW 51] (2)

No subsequent finds have been reported from this area. (4)

<1> John. H. Evans, 1952, Researches & Discoveries in Kent 1951 - 52: Cuxton, Arch Cant 65 1953 193 (SH Evans) (Article in serial). SKE7890.

<2> F1 CFW 24-JUN-59 (OS Card Reference). SKE42749.

<3> The South Eastern Gazette Maidstone 14.6.1904 (OS Card Reference). SKE50513.

<4> P. J. Tester, 1963, Researches and Discoveries in Kent: A Decapitated Burial at Cuxton, Arch Cant 78 1964 181-2 illust (PJ Tester) (Article in serial). SKE7891.

<5> F2 CFW 19-DEC-64 (OS Card Reference). SKE43256.

<6> Field report for monument TQ 76 NW 50 - June, 1959 (Bibliographic reference). SKE4117.

<7> Field report for monument TQ 76 NW 50 - December, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE4118.