TQ 56 NE 6 - Early-medieval cemetery, Southdowns, South Darenth, Sevenoaks

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Monument record TQ 56 NE 6 - Early-medieval cemetery, Southdowns, South Darenth, Sevenoaks

Summary

Early-medieval cemetery. At least 60 graves recorded burial goods include stone and iron implements, bronze brooches, a shield boss, three urns, beads, fibula, a whetstone (3) and a Romano- British jug. The site lies on the mid to lower west-north-west facing slope of a Downland spur, overlooking the Darent valley. OD 45-50m. Chalk bedroc

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Grid reference	TQ 5675 6935 (point) FCE
Map sheet	TQ56NE
County	KENT
Civil Parish	HORTON KIRBY AND SOUTH DARENTH, SEVENOAKS, KENT
District	SEVENOAKS, KENT

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CEMETERY (CEMETERY, Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD)

Full Description

Andrew Richardson, 2000, Gazetteer of Anglo-Saxon Cemeteries and Burial-Sites in Kent (Unpublished document). SKE29253.

<1> Arch Cant 18 1889 314 (FCJ Spurrell) (OS Card Reference). SKE34775.

<2> VCH Kent 1 1908 377 (RA Smith) (OS Card Reference). SKE50859.

<3> Gents Mag (Arch Pt II) 1886 185-6 (CR Smith) (OS Card Reference). SKE43581.

<4> Arch of Kent 1930 224 (RF Jessup) (OS Card Reference). SKE36895.

<5> F1 AC 04.08.60 (OS Card Reference). SKE41752.

<6> Gaz of Early AS Burial sites 1964 124 (A Meaney) (OS Card Reference). SKE43536.

<7> Arch J 24 1867 281-2 (RP Coates) (OS Card Reference). SKE36603.

<8> Arch J 25 1868 94 (RP Coates) (OS Card Reference). SKE36604.

<9> Field report for monument TQ 56 NE 6 - August, 1960 (Bibliographic reference). SKE2868.

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--- SKE29253 Unpublished document: Andrew Richardson. 2000. Gazetteer of Anglo-Saxon Cemeteries and Burial-Sites in Kent.
<1> SKE34775 OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 18 1889 314 (FCJ Spurrell).
<2> SKE50859 OS Card Reference: VCH Kent 1 1908 377 (RA Smith).
<3> SKE43581 OS Card Reference: Gents Mag (Arch Pt II) 1886 185-6 (CR Smith).
<4> SKE36895 OS Card Reference: Arch of Kent 1930 224 (RF Jessup).
<5> SKE41752 OS Card Reference: F1 AC 04.08.60.
<6> SKE43536 OS Card Reference: Gaz of Early AS Burial sites 1964 124 (A Meaney).
<7> SKE36603 OS Card Reference: Arch J 24 1867 281-2 (RP Coates).
<8> SKE36604 OS Card Reference: Arch J 25 1868 94 (RP Coates).
<9>XY SKE2868 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 56 NE 6 - August, 1960. [Mapped feature: #42931 find, ]

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Protected Status/Designation

Selected Heritage Inventory for Natural England: Early-medieval cemetery. At least 60 graves recorded burial goods include stone and iron implements, bronze brooches, a shield boss, three urns, beads (2), fibula, a whetstone (3) and a Romano- British jug.

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Record last edited

Dec 6 2022 10:12AM