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Monument record TR 02 SE 143 - Medieval and Post Medieval structures located in churchyard at St Nicholas' Church, New Romney
Summary
An archaeological watching brief during the machine excavation of three new drainage trenches around the exterior of the church and two new soakaway pits at the end of two drainage trenches,further out in the churchyard. Expected evidence of extensive burial was revealed in both the soakaway pits overlying and cutting into the natural subsoil. In soakway pit SP1, the burials had removed the southeast end of a cellared medieval building, portions of which form part of the present northern churchyard boundary wall. In Drainage Trench A, the location of a post medieval brick wall and a medieval masonry wall suggest the location of structures against the north side of the wall, whilst Drain Trench B exposed the remains of a large post medieval brick tomb.
Fragments of floor tile of type 'Clowes Wood' were recovered from Drain Trench B. Soakaway pits 1 and 2 were hurriedly excavated due to the unstable nature of the sections and a large amount of skeletal material was recovered from the spoil heaps.
Location
Grid reference | TR 06548 24767 (point) |
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Map sheet | TR02SE |
County | KENT |
District | FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT |
Civil Parish | NEW ROMNEY, SHEPWAY, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (4)
Full Description
<1> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 2005, An archaeological watching brief during groundworks associated with the construction of new drainage trenching and two new soakaway pits in the churchyard of St. Nicholas Church, New Romney, Kent (Unpublished document). SKE15822.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SKE15822 Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 2005. An archaeological watching brief during groundworks associated with the construction of new drainage trenching and two new soakaway pits in the churchyard of St. Nicholas Church, New Romney, Kent.
Finds (2)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (6)
- Event Boundary: A watching brief during groundworks in the churchyard of St Nicholas Church, New Romney, Kent (Ref: 1819) (EKE10169)
- Intrusive Event: A watching brief during groundworks in the churchyard of St Nicholas Church. Soakaway 1 (Ref: 1819) (EKE19594)
- Intrusive Event: A watching brief during groundworks in the churchyard of St Nicholas Church. Soakaway 2 (Ref: 1819) (EKE19595)
- Intrusive Event: A watching brief during groundworks in the churchyard of St Nicholas Church. Trench A (Ref: 1819) (EKE19591)
- Intrusive Event: A watching brief during groundworks in the churchyard of St Nicholas Church. Trench B (Ref: 1819) (EKE19592)
- Intrusive Event: A watching brief during groundworks in the churchyard of St Nicholas Church. Trench C (Ref: 1819) (EKE19593)
Record last edited
Apr 29 2010 2:13PM