TR 16 SE 8 - Roman cemetery, Staines Hill - Historic Environment Record

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Monument record TR 16 SE 8 - Roman cemetery, Staines Hill

Summary

The site of one or more Roman cemeteries found in 1881 at Oaklands, Staines Hill in Westbere. Four or five burials have been found in the area, cremations were found with Roman pottery and an early 1st century fibula. A lead lined stone coffin was also found in the grounds of Whatmer Hall in 1755. Most of the finds fall within old gravel pits. A further site is beneath modern school buildings.

Location

Grid reference	TR 1857 6093 (point) FCE
Map sheet	TR16SE
District	CANTERBURY, KENT
Civil Parish	STURRY, CANTERBURY, KENT
Civil Parish	WESTBERE, CANTERBURY, KENT

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<1> OS 6" 1961 (OS Card Reference). SKE48369.

<2> Arch Cant 15 1883 318 20 (G Payne) (OS Card Reference). SKE34731.

<3> VCH Kent 3 1932 174 (R F Jessup and M V Taylor) (OS Card Reference). SKE51111.

<4> Hist of Kent 3 1790 615 (E Hasted) (OS Card Reference). SKE43961.

<5> Information - Mr Frank Jenkins (OS Card Reference). SKE44452.

<6> Display card Herne Bay Museum (OS Card Reference). SKE39735.

<7> F1 ASP 04-DEC-63 (OS Card Reference). SKE41917.

<8> PSA Ser 2 6 1874 152 (J Brent) (OS Card Reference). SKE48849.

<9> Field report for monument TR 16 SE 8 - December, 1963 (Bibliographic reference). SKE5557.

<10> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 1994, A28 Sturry Bypass: A Interim Review of the Archaeological Resource and Historic Landscape, p49 (Unpublished document). SKE7002.

<11> Ordnance Survey, 1893-7, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 2nd edition : 1893-1898, 1898/1:2500 (Map). SWX11832.

<12> Ordnance Survey, 1928-1947, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 4th edition 1928-1947, 1938/1:2500 (Map). Ske12644.

Sources/Archives (12)

<1> SKE48369 OS Card Reference: OS 6" 1961.
<2>XY SKE34731 OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 15 1883 318 20 (G Payne). [Mapped feature: #44218 cemetery, ]
<3> SKE51111 OS Card Reference: VCH Kent 3 1932 174 (R F Jessup and M V Taylor).
<4> SKE43961 OS Card Reference: Hist of Kent 3 1790 615 (E Hasted).
<5> SKE44452 OS Card Reference: Information - Mr Frank Jenkins.
<6> SKE39735 OS Card Reference: Display card Herne Bay Museum.
<7> SKE41917 OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 04-DEC-63.
<8> SKE48849 OS Card Reference: PSA Ser 2 6 1874 152 (J Brent).
<9> SKE5557 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 16 SE 8 - December, 1963.
<10> SKE7002 Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 1994. A28 Sturry Bypass: A Interim Review of the Archaeological Resource and Historic Landscape. p49.
<11> SWX11832 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1893-7. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 2nd edition : 1893-1898. 1:2500. 1898/1:2500.
<12> SKE12644 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1928-1947. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 4th edition 1928-1947. 1938/1:2500.

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Related Events/Activities (2)

Non-Intrusive Event: Desk based assessment for the A28 Sturry bypass (EKE11586)
Non-Intrusive Event: South-East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Ref: 71330) (EWX10072)

Record last edited

Mar 2 2022 6:45PM