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Monument record TQ 55 NW 16 - Graves, Kemsing, Sevenoaks
Summary
Two Early Medieval inhumations, one with a spearhead, found west of Kemsing Church.
The site lies below the Downland scarp, and slopes towards the south-south-west. OD 100m.
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 547 588 (point) FCE |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ55NW |
| County | KENT |
| Civil Parish | KEMSING, SEVENOAKS, KENT |
| District | SEVENOAKS, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
(TQ Area 548 588) Two skeletons were found in 1880 lying close together with a spearhead in O.S. field No. 24, 750 yards west of Kemsing Church. One lay with feet to the east, the other with feet to the west. (1) Both were reinterred in the churchyard. (a) (1-3)
Andrew Richardson, 2000, Gazetteer of Anglo-Saxon Cemeteries and Burial-Sites in Kent (Unpublished document). SKE29253.
<1> Kemsing Church Register, 24.12.1880 (OS Card Reference). SKE45663.
<2> Sevenoaks Essays 1931, 89-91 (G Ward) (OS Card Reference). SKE49445.
<3> A Gazetteer of Early Anglo-Saxon Burial Sites 1964 126 (A Meaney) (OS Card Reference). SKE32789.
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SKE29253 Unpublished document: Andrew Richardson. 2000. Gazetteer of Anglo-Saxon Cemeteries and Burial-Sites in Kent.
- <1>XY SKE45663 OS Card Reference: Kemsing Church Register, 24.12.1880. [Mapped feature: #30877 graves, ]
- <2> SKE49445 OS Card Reference: Sevenoaks Essays 1931, 89-91 (G Ward).
- <3> SKE32789 OS Card Reference: A Gazetteer of Early Anglo-Saxon Burial Sites 1964 126 (A Meaney).
Finds (1)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Dec 6 2022 1:04PM