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Monument record TQ 96 SW 64 - Romano-British inhumations, coffin and pottery
Summary
A Roman inhumation cemetery with a lead coffin and pottery of 3rd to 4th century date was found in 1934 during blasting operations in a chalk quarry at Highsted.
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 9068 6192 (point) FCE |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ96SW |
| Civil Parish | SITTINGBOURNE, SWALE, KENT |
| County | KENT |
| District | SWALE, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (3)
Full Description
<1> Ant J 15 1935 208-13 figs (RF Jessup) (OS Card Reference). SKE33132.
<2> F1 ASP 29-JUL-59 (OS Card Reference). SKE42345.
<3> OS 1:10000 1980 (OS Card Reference). SKE48166.
<4> Arch Cant 94 1978 267 (OS Card Reference). SKE36189.
<5> DA Brit 1955 (Ed DB Harden) Romano-Saxon Pottery 25 fig (JNL Myres) (OS Card Reference). SKE39567.
<6> BAR 106 1982 Romano-Saxon Pottery 35 36 fig (WI Roberts) (OS Card Reference). SKE37468.
<7> Field report for monument TQ 96 SW 62 - July, 1959 (Bibliographic reference). SKE4993.
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1>XY SKE33132 OS Card Reference: Ant J 15 1935 208-13 figs (RF Jessup). [Mapped feature: #36314 burials, ]
- <2> SKE42345 OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 29-JUL-59.
- <3> SKE48166 OS Card Reference: OS 1:10000 1980.
- <4> SKE36189 OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 94 1978 267.
- <5> SKE39567 OS Card Reference: DA Brit 1955 (Ed DB Harden) Romano-Saxon Pottery 25 fig (JNL Myres).
- <6> SKE37468 OS Card Reference: BAR 106 1982 Romano-Saxon Pottery 35 36 fig (WI Roberts).
- <7> SKE4993 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 96 SW 62 - July, 1959.
Finds (2)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Oct 28 2021 6:24PM