Monument record TQ 86 NW 3 - Roman pottery, possibly funerary deposit, found at Lower Rainham

Summary

Roman pottery, including Samian ware; found near the chalk pit at Lower Rainham. The assemblage included 10 Roman pots, 3 paterae of local Upchurch ware, and a flask and urn of red unglazed ware. It is suspected that this discovery may have been the remains of a cremation burial. The present whereabouts of the finds is now uncertain.

Location

Grid reference TQ 811 675 (point) FCE
Map sheet TQ86NW
County KENT
Civil Parish GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, KENT
Unitary Authority MEDWAY

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Type and Period (2)

Full Description

<1> Rochester Naturalist 6 1924 51 (J H Evans) (OS Card Reference). SKE49297.

<2> VCH Kent 3 1932 164 (OS Card Reference). SKE51088.

<4> Field report for monument TQ 86 NW 3 - November, 1951 (Bibliographic reference). SKE4559.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> OS Card Reference: Rochester Naturalist 6 1924 51 (J H Evans).
  • <2> OS Card Reference: VCH Kent 3 1932 164.
  • <4> Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 86 NW 3 - November, 1951.

Finds (4)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Sep 17 2021 12:54PM