Monument record TQ 96 NE 1 - Three Romano-British cremations, Conyer Creek

Summary

Three Romano-British crenation urns were found by gravel diggers on the eastern bank of Conyer Creek. The exact location of the find site is unclear and the present location of the urns is unknown.

Location

Grid reference TQ 959 654 (point) FCE
Map sheet TQ96NE
County KENT
District SWALE, KENT
Civil Parish TEYNHAM, SWALE, KENT

Map

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

Teynham: Three urns containing burnt bones and charcoal, one 7 inches high, were excavated at a depth of 3 feet by gravel diggers on the eastern bank of Conyer Creek.(1) (a) About 1 1/2 miles north of Green Street, on the eastern bank of Conyer Creek, three urns containing burnt bones were found about 3 feet deep. Only one was preserved entire, its diameter and height being 7 inches (2). Present location of finds not ascertained (3). Additional references (4-7) and site photographs (8-12)..This location for the urns is in the saltmarsh on west bank of the creek, according to the records the urns should be on the east bank. The point should be moved but it is not clear where the point should be placed as the llocation of the find is not entirely clear (13)


<1> Coll Cant 1893 89 Payne (OS Card Reference). SKE39156.

<2> VCH Kent 3 1932 172 RB Kent (Taylor Jessup & Hawkes) (OS Card Reference). SKE51106.

<3> Coll Cant 1893 89 (G Payne) (OS Card Reference). SKE39118.

<4> F1 ASP 01-JUL-59 (OS Card Reference). SKE41868.

<5> Field report for monument TQ 96 NE 1 - July, 1959 (Bibliographic reference). SKE4853.

<6> Not applicable, SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry, E.Selby, 'Teynham Manor and Hundred: A Note on Prehistoric Teynham,' R.F. Jessup, 1930s. (Miscellaneous Material). SKE6440.

<7> Swale and Thames Archaeological Survey Company, 1996, Interim Report Teynham District Neolithic, Roman and Medieval Sites (Unpublished document). SWX7156.

<8> 1994, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX11344.

<9> 1994, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX11349.

<10> 1994, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX11351.

<11> 1994, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX11352.

<12> 1994, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX11353.

<13> Wessex Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report (Unpublished document). SWX12323.

Sources/Archives (13)

  • <1> OS Card Reference: Coll Cant 1893 89 Payne.
  • <2> OS Card Reference: VCH Kent 3 1932 172 RB Kent (Taylor Jessup & Hawkes).
  • <3>XY OS Card Reference: Coll Cant 1893 89 (G Payne). [Mapped feature: #34805 cremations, ]
  • <4> OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 01-JUL-59.
  • <5> Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 96 NE 1 - July, 1959.
  • <6> Miscellaneous Material: Not applicable. SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry. E.Selby, 'Teynham Manor and Hundred: A Note on Prehistoric Teynham,' R.F. Jessup, 1930s..
  • <7> Unpublished document: Swale and Thames Archaeological Survey Company. 1996. Interim Report Teynham District Neolithic, Roman and Medieval Sites.
  • <8> Photograph (Print): 1994. Photograph. TQ9665/10. print.
  • <9> Photograph (Print): 1994. Photograph. TQ9665/2. print.
  • <10> Photograph (Print): 1994. Photograph. TQ9665/4. print.
  • <11> Photograph (Print): 1994. Photograph. TQ9665/5. print.
  • <12> Photograph (Print): 1994. Photograph. TQ9665/6. print.
  • <13> Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2005. North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: Survey, North Kent Coastal Zone: Phase ll, Year Two (Ref: 56751) (EWX8626)

Record last edited

Oct 15 2021 2:41PM