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Monument record TR 15 NE 302 - Saxon cemetery at St Augustine's Abbey, Canterbury
Summary
Saxon cemetery excavated at the west end of St Augustine's Abbey Church and to the south of the church between 1960-78. Much human loose bone was found, the product of disturbed burials from unmarked graves, together with a number of articulated skeletons. All sexes and ages were represented among the bodies found suggesting that this was a lay cemetery. Associated grave goods included a 6th or 7th century buckle and an 8th century scramasax.
The site lies outside and to south-east the city wall, alongside the Richborough road. OD 15-20m.
Location
| Grid reference | TR 1539 5773 (point) FCE |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TR15NE |
| County | KENT |
| District | CANTERBURY, KENT |
| Civil Parish | CANTERBURY, CANTERBURY, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
A Saxon cemetery was revealed during excavations at the W end of St Augustine's Norman Abbey Church, 1955, by A Saunders. (TR 15405773 - see illustration card for plan). There had been much reburying and many burials were jumbled, but parts of 14 articulated skeletons were found and 19 skulls. (1-2) Further excavations, 1976-1978, by H Woods. (See illustration card for plan). (3)
<1> Md Arch 22 1978 30 39-40 plan (A Saunders) (OS Card Reference). SKE46624.
<2> Helen Geake, 1997, The use of grave-goods in conversion-period England, c.600-c.850 (Monograph). SKE54254.
<3> St Augustine's Abbey:Rpt on Excavs 1960-78:KAS Mon IV 1988 81-82 (D Sherlock H Woods) (OS Card Reference). SKE49603.
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1>XY SKE46624 OS Card Reference: Md Arch 22 1978 30 39-40 plan (A Saunders). [Mapped feature: #43577 burials, ]
- <2> SKE54254 Monograph: Helen Geake. 1997. The use of grave-goods in conversion-period England, c.600-c.850.
- <3> SKE49603 OS Card Reference: St Augustine's Abbey:Rpt on Excavs 1960-78:KAS Mon IV 1988 81-82 (D Sherlock H Woods).
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Record last edited
Oct 25 2022 2:45PM