TQ 77 NW 12 - Romano-British cremation, found at Quarry Cottage, Cliffe

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Monument record TQ 77 NW 12 - Romano-British cremation, found at Quarry Cottage, Cliffe

Summary

Romano-British cremation burial, found in 1899 by Quarry Cottage. A infant cremation burial dated to the late 1st/early 2nd century. The present whereabouts of these artefacts is uncertain.

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Grid reference	TQ 7243 7637 (point) FCE
Map sheet	TQ77NW
County	KENT
Civil Parish	CLIFFE AND CLIFFE WOODS, MEDWAY, KENT
Unitary Authority	MEDWAY

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Type and Period (1)

CREMATION (Roman - 43 AD to 199 AD)

Full Description

[TQ 72447638] A Romano-British cremation burial of a child found c.1899. (1) R.- B Cremation of a child discovered by Quarry Cottage. Late 1st/early 2nd century (a)(2). The evidence for siting [by authority 1] is not known and the find spot must therefore be considered as approximate only (a)(3). The present location of any finds associated with this burial was not ascertained (4). Additional index entries and references from relevant site reports (5-9).

<1> Museum (Arch) 6" Maidstone Museum (Anon undated) (OS Card Reference). SKE47490.

<2> Ex inf Gordon Ward MD FSA of Sevenoaks (OS Card Reference). SKE41676.

<3> Arch Cant Vol 65 (1952) 158 (MD Nightingale) (OS Card Reference). SKE36424.

<4> Oral Mr LA Grove BA FSA Curator Maidstone Musm (OS Card Reference). SKE47960.

<5> F1 EG 16-DEC-58 (OS Card Reference). SKE42867.

<6> F2 EG 30-JUN-59 (OS Card Reference). SKE43311.

<7> Field Report for Monument TQ 77 NW 12 - December, 1958 (Bibliographic reference). SKE6467.

<8> Field report for monument TQ 77 NW 12 - June, 1959 (Bibliographic reference). SKE4231.

<9> Nightingale, M.D., 1952, A Roman Settlement near Rochester (Article in serial). SWX7443.

Sources/Archives (9)

<1> SKE47490 OS Card Reference: Museum (Arch) 6" Maidstone Museum (Anon undated).
<2> SKE41676 OS Card Reference: Ex inf Gordon Ward MD FSA of Sevenoaks.
<3>XY SKE36424 OS Card Reference: Arch Cant Vol 65 (1952) 158 (MD Nightingale). [Mapped feature: #25180 cremation, ]
<4> SKE47960 OS Card Reference: Oral Mr LA Grove BA FSA Curator Maidstone Musm.
<5> SKE42867 OS Card Reference: F1 EG 16-DEC-58.
<6> SKE43311 OS Card Reference: F2 EG 30-JUN-59.
<7> SKE6467 Bibliographic reference: Field Report for Monument TQ 77 NW 12 - December, 1958.
<8> SKE4231 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 77 NW 12 - June, 1959.
<9> SWX7443 Article in serial: Nightingale, M.D.. 1952. A Roman Settlement near Rochester. 65, pages 150-9.

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Record last edited

Aug 11 2021 6:03PM