TQ 56 NE 1 - Romano-British cremation ritual pit, Ryecrofts Wood

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Monument record TQ 56 NE 1 - Romano-British cremation ritual pit, Ryecrofts Wood

Summary

In 1900 a Romano-British cremation ritual pit was discovered in a field near Ryecrofts Wood. The pit contained a large two-handles urn, cremated bone, a small Castor urn, an iron lampstand, a Samian saucer and a red goblet.

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Grid reference	TQ 5829 6986 (point) FCE
Map sheet	TQ56NE
County	KENT
Civil Parish	HORTON KIRBY AND SOUTH DARENTH, SEVENOAKS, KENT
District	SEVENOAKS, KENT

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[TQ 5829 6986] Roman pottery found AD 1900 [NAT] (1) RB cremation burial group found. A large round two handled buff- coloured urn, 32 inches high and 21 inches in diameter, containing calcined bones, a small Castor urn, an iron lampstand, a Samian saucer, and a red goblet were found in a pit packed with large flints,3 feet 4 inches by 4 feet 3 inches and 3 feet deep in a field near RyeCroft Wood. Urn in now in Rochester Museum. (2) No further information. (3) Ritual pit. (4)

<1> OS 6" 1909 (OS Card Reference). SKE48324.

<2> Arch Cant 24 li (OS Card Reference). SKE34876.

<3> Arch Cant 25 lxiii fig 2 (OS Card Reference). SKE34900.

<4> VCH Kent vol III 1932 151 (OS Card Reference). SKE51231.

<5> F1 ASP 28.08.64 (OS Card Reference). SKE42327.

<6> Studies in Ancient Europe (ed Coles and Simpson) 1968 264 (A Ross) (OS Card Reference). SKE49701.

<7> Field report for monument TQ 56 NE 1 - August, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE2862.

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<1> SKE48324 OS Card Reference: OS 6" 1909.
<2> SKE34876 OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 24 li.
<3> SKE34900 OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 25 lxiii fig 2.
<4> SKE51231 OS Card Reference: VCH Kent vol III 1932 151.
<5> SKE42327 OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 28.08.64.
<6> SKE49701 OS Card Reference: Studies in Ancient Europe (ed Coles and Simpson) 1968 264 (A Ross).
<7>XY SKE2862 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 56 NE 1 - August, 1964. [Mapped feature: #42515 Find, ]

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Record last edited

Apr 12 2021 1:42PM