Monument record TR 13 NE 218 - Early - Mid Roman cremations, Saltwood
Summary
Location
Grid reference | TR 1547 3694 (point) |
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Map sheet | TR13NE |
County | KENT |
District | FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT |
Civil Parish | SALTWOOD, SHEPWAY, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Excavations carried out between 1998-2001 at the Saltwood Tunnel and Stone Farm Bridleway sites, by Canterbury Archaeology Trust and Wessex Archaeology, as part of the CTRL works.
A group of 9 cremation burials with accompanying pottery vessels and copper-alloy brooches are located adjacent to one of the trackways and within the enclosure, with two further cremation burials in the NE corner of the enclosure. (1)
Additional bibliography. (2-5)
<1> Wessex Archaeology, 2002, Saltwood Tunnel Post Excavation Assessment Report (Unpublished document). SKE16613.
<2> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 1999, North of Saltwood Tunnel, Kent. Detailed Archaeological Works Interim Report (Unpublished document). SKE6873.
<3> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 1999, North of Saltwood Tunnel Kent (Unpublished document). SKE6883.
<4> Oxford Archaeological unit, 1997, North of Saltwood Tunnel, Kent Archaeological Evaluation Report (Unpublished document). SKE6875.
<5> Oxford Wessex Archaeology Joint Venture, 2006, The prehistoric, Roman and Anglo-Saxon funerary landscape at Saltwood Tunnel, Kent (Unpublished document). SKE16617.
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SKE16613 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2002. Saltwood Tunnel Post Excavation Assessment Report.
- <2> SKE6873 Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 1999. North of Saltwood Tunnel, Kent. Detailed Archaeological Works Interim Report.
- <3> SKE6883 Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 1999. North of Saltwood Tunnel Kent.
- <4> SKE6875 Unpublished document: Oxford Archaeological unit. 1997. North of Saltwood Tunnel, Kent Archaeological Evaluation Report.
- <5> SKE16617 Unpublished document: Oxford Wessex Archaeology Joint Venture. 2006. The prehistoric, Roman and Anglo-Saxon funerary landscape at Saltwood Tunnel, Kent.
Finds (4)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Intrusive Event: Evaluation north of Saltwood Tunnel, Saltwood (Ref: ARC SLT 97) (EKE5079)
- Intrusive Event: Excavation north of Saltwood Tunnel (Ref: ARC SLT 98) (EKE5083)
Record last edited
Mar 17 2011 2:02PM