TR 15 SE 6 - Site of a number of Saxon barrows, near Court Lodge farm, Bishopsbourne

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Monument record TR 15 SE 6 - Site of a number of Saxon barrows, near Court Lodge farm, Bishopsbourne

Summary

Site of nine Saxon barrows, standing by the side of a Roman road. First excavated in 1771, ten chalk-cut graves were found all on an east west orientation. There were very few grave goods; there were three coffins, two knives, three pots and a pin. The mounds were later identified as Roman. The site has since been subject to ploughing and there is no trace of these Barrows remaining.

Location

Grid reference	TR 190 530 (point) FCE
Map sheet	TR15SE
County	KENT
District	CANTERBURY, KENT
Civil Parish	BISHOPSBOURNE, CANTERBURY, KENT

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TR 191530. Nine barrows, standing by the side of a Roman road, were excavated by Fausett (a) in 1771. He found ten chalk-cut graves, heads to west. They were very sparcely furnished, but finds included three coffins (one said to have been burnt), two knives, three pots and a pin. [Jessup notes a large barrow circle in the area TR 190531: he thought it possibly Roman. See TR 15 SE 5]. (1) Bourne Park is now under plough and there is no trace of these barrows. (2)

<1> Invent Sepulchrale 1856 95-100 (B Fausett Jnr) (OS Card Reference). SKE44495.

<2> Gaz of Early AS Burial Sites 1964 110 (Audrey Meaney) (OS Card Reference). SKE43525.

<3> F1 FGA 19.01.65 (OS Card Reference). SKE42939.

<4> Field report for monument TR 15 SE 6 - January, 1965 (Bibliographic reference). SKE5474.

Sources/Archives (4)

<1> SKE44495 OS Card Reference: Invent Sepulchrale 1856 95-100 (B Fausett Jnr).
<2>XY SKE43525 OS Card Reference: Gaz of Early AS Burial Sites 1964 110 (Audrey Meaney). [Mapped feature: #43931 barrows, ]
<3> SKE42939 OS Card Reference: F1 FGA 19.01.65.
<4> SKE5474 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 15 SE 6 - January, 1965.

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Related Events/Activities (4)

Intrusive Event: BOURNE PARK (Ref: EI 15124) (EKE4069)
Intrusive Event: BOURNE PARK (Ref: EI 15125) (EKE4725)
Intrusive Event: BOURNE PARK (Ref: EI 15126) (EKE4070)
Intrusive Event: BOURNE PARK, 1771 (Ref: EI 15123) (EKE4068)

Record last edited

Oct 18 2022 11:16AM