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Monument record TQ 96 SW 20 - Iron Age burials pottery brooch
Summary
An Iron Age inhumation cemetery, (possibly more closely dated to the Late Iron Age) comprising both inhumations and cremations. Much evidence was recovered from the site in 1955 however the finds from this excavation are thought to been subsequently stolen.
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 9071 6185 (point) Centred on |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ96SW |
| Civil Parish | SITTINGBOURNE, SWALE, KENT |
| County | KENT |
| District | SWALE, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (5)
Full Description
<1> OS 6" 1938-47 (OS Card Reference). SKE48354.
<2> Daily Telegraph 10.8.55 (OS Card Reference). SKE39577.
<3> Maidstone Mus Arch Gaz MS in progress (OS Card Reference). SKE46312.
<4> Oral DT Ponton, Sittingbourne (OS Card Reference). SKE47917.
<5> F1 ASP 29-JUL-59 (OS Card Reference). SKE42345.
<6> Arch Cant 69 1955 46 (OS Card Reference). SKE35452.
<7> Arch Cant 94 1978 267 (OS Card Reference). SKE36189.
<8> BAR 90 (i) Burial Practices in IA Brit 1981 238 (R Whimster) (OS Card Reference). SKE37573.
<9> Field report for monument TQ 96 SW 20 - July, 1959 (Bibliographic reference). SKE4946.
Sources/Archives (9)
- <1> SKE48354 OS Card Reference: OS 6" 1938-47.
- <2> SKE39577 OS Card Reference: Daily Telegraph 10.8.55.
- <3> SKE46312 OS Card Reference: Maidstone Mus Arch Gaz MS in progress.
- <4> SKE47917 OS Card Reference: Oral DT Ponton, Sittingbourne.
- <5> SKE42345 OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 29-JUL-59.
- <6>XY SKE35452 OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 69 1955 46. [Mapped feature: #35869 find, ]
- <7> SKE36189 OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 94 1978 267.
- <8> SKE37573 OS Card Reference: BAR 90 (i) Burial Practices in IA Brit 1981 238 (R Whimster).
- <9> SKE4946 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 96 SW 20 - July, 1959.
Finds (13)
- BROOCH (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- SLING SHOT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- CINERARY URN (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- URN (Late Iron Age - 100 BC to 42 AD)
- SLING SHOT (Late Iron Age - 100 BC to 42 AD)
- BROOCH (Late Iron Age - 100 BC to 42 AD)
- ASSEMBLAGE (Late Iron Age - 100 BC to 42 AD)
- POT (Late Iron Age - 100 BC to 42 AD)
- POT (Late Iron Age - 100 BC to 42 AD)
- POT (Late Iron Age - 100 BC to 42 AD)
- POT (Late Iron Age - 100 BC to 42 AD)
- POT (Late Iron Age - 100 BC to 42 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Intrusive Event: HIGHSTED QUARRY (Ref: EI 15085) (EKE4040)
Record last edited
Oct 25 2021 7:26PM