Monument record TQ 56 NW 33 - Anglo-Saxon inhumation cemetery, Eynesford, Sevenoaks

Summary

Possible Anglo-Saxon (?) cemetery comprising an estimated 50 burials in total. The burials were substantially on the same alignment with feet pointing approximately eastwards. A building above the burials (TQ 56 NW 69) appears to date to the 13th century and so the burial must pre-date this. Possible spindle whorl and a broken whetstone were the only artefacts recovered. The site lies at the base of a north-west facing slope, on the valley bottom east of the Darent. OD40m.

Location

Grid reference TQ 5422 6578 (point) FCE
Map sheet TQ56NW
County KENT
Civil Parish EYNSFORD, SEVENOAKS, KENT
District SEVENOAKS, 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Andrew Richardson, 2000, Gazetteer of Anglo-Saxon Cemeteries and Burial-Sites in Kent (Unpublished document).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> E Greenfield's Card Index in Dartford Mus. file "Darent Valley 942.23 General" (OS Card Reference). SKE41533.

<2> Letter (S Hawkes 23 10 63) (OS Card Reference). SKE46081.

<3> Oral: Mrs D Cow, Enysford. (OS Card Reference). SKE48078.

<4> F1 CFW 24.09.64 (OS Card Reference). SKE42741.

<5> KAR 26 1971-72 illus 163-167 (S Harker) (OS Card Reference). SKE45281.

<6> Field report for monument TQ 56 NW 33 - September, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE2924.

Sources/Archives (7)

  • --- Unpublished document: Andrew Richardson. 2000. Gazetteer of Anglo-Saxon Cemeteries and Burial-Sites in Kent.
  • <1> OS Card Reference: E Greenfield's Card Index in Dartford Mus. file "Darent Valley 942.23 General".
  • <2> OS Card Reference: Letter (S Hawkes 23 10 63).
  • <3> OS Card Reference: Oral: Mrs D Cow, Enysford..
  • <4> OS Card Reference: F1 CFW 24.09.64.
  • <5> OS Card Reference: KAR 26 1971-72 illus 163-167 (S Harker).
  • <6>XY Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 56 NW 33 - September, 1964. [Mapped feature: #44385 cemetery, ]

Finds (3)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Intrusive Event: CASTLE COTTAGE (Ref: EI 14766) (EKE3811)

Record last edited

Nov 29 2022 10:42AM