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Monument record TR 15 SE 16 - Early-medieval burial (? cemetery), Burstead Wood, Upper Hardres
Summary
Possible Anglo-Saxon inhumation cemetery indicated by three inhumations, one accompanied by a spearhead, found by chalk diggers in Bursted Wood, Bishopsbourne, in 1749. In 1751 beads and a glass patera were also found.
Location
| Grid reference | TR 16 49 (point) LO |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TR14NE |
| District | CANTERBURY, KENT |
| Civil Parish | BISHOPSBOURNE, CANTERBURY, KENT |
| Civil Parish | UPPER HARDRES, CANTERBURY, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Andrew Richardson, 2000, Gazetteer of Anglo-Saxon Cemeteries and Burial-Sites in Kent (Unpublished document). SKE29253.
<1> Invent Sep 1856 36 (B Faussett) (OS Card Reference). SKE44489.
<2> Med Arch 2 1958 70 (S Chadwick) (OS Card Reference). SKE46747.
<3> F1 FGA 22.01.65 (OS Card Reference). SKE42956.
<4> Gaz of Early AS Burial Sites 1964 113 (ALS Meaney) (OS Card Reference). SKE43526.
<5> Field report for monument TR 15 SE 16 - January, 1965 (Bibliographic reference). SKE5484.
Sources/Archives (6)
- --- SKE29253 Unpublished document: Andrew Richardson. 2000. Gazetteer of Anglo-Saxon Cemeteries and Burial-Sites in Kent.
- <1> SKE44489 OS Card Reference: Invent Sep 1856 36 (B Faussett).
- <2> SKE46747 OS Card Reference: Med Arch 2 1958 70 (S Chadwick).
- <3> SKE42956 OS Card Reference: F1 FGA 22.01.65.
- <4> SKE43526 OS Card Reference: Gaz of Early AS Burial Sites 1964 113 (ALS Meaney).
- <5>XY SKE5484 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 15 SE 16 - January, 1965. [Mapped feature: #43941 Cemetery, ]
Finds (2)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Oct 27 2023 1:17PM