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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Andrew Richardson, 2000, Gazetteer of Anglo-Saxon Cemeteries and Burial-Sites in Kent (Unpublished document).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)
- --- SKE29253 Unpublished document: Andrew Richardson. 2000. Gazetteer of Anglo-Saxon Cemeteries and Burial-Sites in Kent.
- <1> SKE41533 OS Card Reference: E Greenfield's Card Index in Dartford Mus. file "Darent Valley 942.23 General".
- <2> SKE46081 OS Card Reference: Letter (S Hawkes 23 10 63).
- <3> SKE48078 OS Card Reference: Oral: Mrs D Cow, Enysford..
- <4> SKE42741 OS Card Reference: F1 CFW 24.09.64.
- <5> SKE45281 OS Card Reference: KAR 26 1971-72 illus 163-167 (S Harker).
- <6>XY SKE2924 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