Monument record TR 15 NW 464 - Romano-British burials

Summary

Roman inhumation burials were found on the south side of Gordon Road

Location

Grid reference TR 1458 5723 (point) FCE
Map sheet TR15NW
County KENT
District CANTERBURY, KENT
Civil Parish CANTERBURY, CANTERBURY, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

(TR 14585724 sited from description authorities 1 and 2). Roman inhumation and skeletons. An inhumation burial of probable Roman date was located on the south side of Gordon Road, not far from the east end of the old malt house. Railway works and gravel digging in this area, south-west of the Canterbury East Railway Station, produced numerous Roman skeletons, some possibly in coffins. (1-2)


<1> The Arch of Cant; An Assessment 1985 59 (G Andrews) (OS Card Reference). SKE50022.

<2> Arch Cant 64 1951 63 (F Jenkins) (OS Card Reference). SKE35382.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> OS Card Reference: The Arch of Cant; An Assessment 1985 59 (G Andrews).
  • <2>XY OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 64 1951 63 (F Jenkins). [Mapped feature: #43906 burials, ]

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  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Feb 11 2022 1:09PM