Monument record TQ 96 SW 10 - Anglo-Saxon grave found at 'Mere's Courts', Murston, Sittingbourne

Summary

Anglo-Saxon inhumation accompanied by a sword was found at Mere's Court, Murston in 1929. Precise location not known. The site lies on low ground, not far from Milton Creek, situated at the base of a gentle north-east facing slope, OD c. 5m., sub-soil Brickearth.

Location

Grid reference TQ 92 64 (point) Estimated from sources
Map sheet TQ96SW
Civil Parish SITTINGBOURNE, SWALE, KENT
County KENT
District SWALE, KENT

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Type and Period (2)

Full Description

An Anglo-Saxon grave, containing a skeleton and a sword, was found 4ft. below ground level at Mere's Court, Murston. [TQ 92 64] (1)

Mr Bridges, of Meres Court, cannot offer any information about this find, though he was resident here in 1928. (2)

A grave 4ft. deep containing a skeleton and sword, at Mere's Court - TQ 924 646, reported by Williams in 1929. (See Authority 1.) (3)

Additional bibliography [4-5].


<1> Rochester Naturalist 6 No 131 1928 106-7 (N C Cook) (OS Card Reference). SKE49311.

<2> F1 ASP 17-JUL-63 (OS Card Reference). SKE42151.

<3> Gaz Early Anglo Saxon Burial Sites 1964 130 (A Meaney) (OS Card Reference). SKE43478.

<4> Field report for monument TQ 96 SW 10 - July, 1963 (Bibliographic reference). SKE4938.

<5> CgMs Consulting, 2003, Archaeological Desk Based Assessment East Hall Farm Sittingbourne Kent (Unpublished document). SKE12512.

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <1> OS Card Reference: Rochester Naturalist 6 No 131 1928 106-7 (N C Cook).
  • <2> OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 17-JUL-63.
  • <3>XY OS Card Reference: Gaz Early Anglo Saxon Burial Sites 1964 130 (A Meaney). [Mapped feature: #35765 Burials, ]
  • <4> Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 96 SW 10 - July, 1963.
  • <5> Unpublished document: CgMs Consulting. 2003. Archaeological Desk Based Assessment East Hall Farm Sittingbourne Kent.

Finds (1)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Jul 12 2022 2:50PM