A Roman burial ground was discovered in 1853, during the building of houses in Cage Lane, Strood, on the north-east side of the London road. A number of skeletons were found buried in trenches with pottery, three Roman coins, charcoal, oyster shells and a puddingstone quern. [Cage Lane, Strood, was not traced on any of the earlier O.S. editions. It is possible that Steele (1) made an error for Cage Lane, Chatham, (TQ 763 676), and that this is part of TQ 76 N.E. 5] (1-2) No further information. (3)

<1> JBAA 9 1854 360 (S Steele) (OS Card Reference). SKE44999.

<2> VCH Kent 3 1932 169 (RF Jessup & MV Taylor) (OS Card Reference). SKE51100.

<3> F1 AC 23.10.51 (OS Card Reference). SKE41823.

<4> Field report for monument TQ 76 NW 54 - October, 1951 (Bibliographic reference). SKE4121.