TR 23 NW 7 - Saxon Cemetery, Dover Hill, Folkestone

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Monument record TR 23 NW 7 - Saxon Cemetery, Dover Hill, Folkestone

Summary

Early Saxon cemetery first discovered pre 1849 and again in 1889 and in particular 1906-7, due to road widening, when 36 burials were uncovered. In 1910 another excavation, to try and find the extent of the cemtery found that a larger part had been destroyed by a chalk-pit just to the north. The site lies on a south facing prominence of the North Downs scarp, overlooking Folkestone to the south-west and the English Channel to the south and east. OD 125-135m. Bedrock middle Chalk.

Location

Grid reference	TR 2380 3758 (point) FCE
Map sheet	TR23NW
Civil Parish	FOLKESTONE, SHEPWAY, KENT
County	KENT
District	FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT

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CEMETERY (CEMETERY, Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 500 AD? to 599 AD?)

Full Description

Andrew Richardson, 2000, Gazetteer of Anglo-Saxon Cemeteries and Burial-Sites in Kent (Unpublished document). SKE29253.

<1> OS 6" 1962 (OS Card Reference). SKE48371.

<2> F1 CFW 23-APR-1964 (OS Card Reference). SKE42721.

<3> VCH Kent 1 1908 385 (R A Smith) (OS Card Reference). SKE50873.

<3> Page, W. (ed), 1908, The Victoria History of the Counties of England: Kent Volumne I, VCH Kent 1 1908 385 (R A Smith) (Monograph). SKE7882.

<4> Page, W. (ed), 1932, The Victoria History of the Counties of England: Kent Volume III, VCH Kent 3 1932 154 (R F Jessup & M V Taylor) (Monograph). SKE7810.

<5> JR Anthrop 1 41 1911 101-29 (F G Parsons) (OS Card Reference). SKE45032.

<6> Coll Cant 1893 199 (G Payne) (OS Card Reference). SKE39139.

<7> ?, 1907, Dover Hill, Folkestone, File & corres incl plan Folkestone Mus & Lib (Excavation archive). SKE8057.

<8> A Meaney, 1964, A Gazetter of Early Anglo-Saxon Burial Sites, Gaz of Early AS burial sites 1964 120-121 (A Meaney) (Monograph). SKE7939.

<9> Brown, G. B, 1915, The Arts in Early England: Saxon Art & Industry in the Pagon Period, Arts in Early Eng 4 1915 9 507 illust 709-711 (G B Brown) (Monograph). SKE8055.

<10> Unknown, 1928, Unknown, Arch Cant 28 1909 lxxiv (Article in serial). SKE8048.

<11> Payne, G., 1889, On a Roman Statue & Other Remains in the Dover Museum, Arch Cant 18 1889 205 (G Payne) (Article in serial). SKE8056.

<12> Leeds, E. T., 1936, Early Anglo- Saxon Art and Architecture, Early AS Art and Arch 1936 illus plate 32 5 (E T Leeds) (Monograph). SKE8050.

<13> Avent, R., 1975, Anglo-Saxon Inlaid Disc and Composite Brooches, AS Garnet Inlaid Disc & Brooches BAR 11 1975 24 illus plate 24 (R Avent) (Monograph). SKE8051.

<14> Evison, V. I., 1979, A Corpus of Wheel-Thrown Pottery in Anglo-Saxon Graves, Wheel thrown Pottery in AS Graves 1979 67 113 (V I Evison) (Monograph). SKE8052.

<15> Wright, T., 1875, The Celt, Roman & Saxon, The Celt, Roman & Saxon 1875 482 (T Wright) (Monograph). SKE8053.

<16> Arch Album 1845 202 (T Wright) (OS Card Reference). SKE34474.

<17> Brown, G. B, 1915, The Arts in Early England: Saxon Art & Industry in the Pagon Period, Arts in Early Eng 3 1915 142 (G B Brown) (Monograph). SKE8055.

<18> The Ant 43 1907 168-169 (OS Card Reference). SKE49933.

<19> Field report for monument TR 23 NW 7 - April, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE5593.

<20> Unknown, Unknown, ANGLO-SAXON BURIAL SITE, DOVER HILL, FOLKESTONE (Collection). SKE6495.

<21> Nichols, A. E., 1907, "SKELETONS, DOVER HILL, 1907" (Excavation archive). SKE6547.

<22> Southern Water Services, 1993, Dover & Folkestone Wastewater Treatment scheme Environmental Statement (Unpublished document). SKE6815.

Sources/Archives (24)

--- SKE29253 Unpublished document: Andrew Richardson. 2000. Gazetteer of Anglo-Saxon Cemeteries and Burial-Sites in Kent.
<1> SKE48371 OS Card Reference: OS 6" 1962.
<2> SKE42721 OS Card Reference: F1 CFW 23-APR-1964.
<3> SKE50873 OS Card Reference: VCH Kent 1 1908 385 (R A Smith).
<3> SKE7882 Monograph: Page, W. (ed). 1908. The Victoria History of the Counties of England: Kent Volumne I. VCH Kent 1 1908 385 (R A Smith).
<4> SKE7810 Monograph: Page, W. (ed). 1932. The Victoria History of the Counties of England: Kent Volume III. VCH Kent 3 1932 154 (R F Jessup & M V Taylor).
<5> SKE45032 OS Card Reference: JR Anthrop 1 41 1911 101-29 (F G Parsons).
<6> SKE39139 OS Card Reference: Coll Cant 1893 199 (G Payne).
<7> SKE8057 Excavation archive: ?. 1907. Dover Hill, Folkestone. File & corres incl plan Folkestone Mus & Lib.
<8> SKE7939 Monograph: A Meaney. 1964. A Gazetter of Early Anglo-Saxon Burial Sites. Gaz of Early AS burial sites 1964 120-121 (A Meaney).
<9> SKE8055 Monograph: Brown, G. B. 1915. The Arts in Early England: Saxon Art & Industry in the Pagon Period. 3 page 1915. Arts in Early Eng 4 1915 9 507 illust 709-711 (G B Brown).
<10> SKE8048 Article in serial: Unknown. 1928. Unknown. 29 page 248. Arch Cant 28 1909 lxxiv.
<11> SKE8056 Article in serial: Payne, G.. 1889. On a Roman Statue & Other Remains in the Dover Museum. XVIII pages 202 - 205. Arch Cant 18 1889 205 (G Payne).
<12> SKE8050 Monograph: Leeds, E. T.. 1936. Early Anglo- Saxon Art and Architecture. Early AS Art and Arch 1936 illus plate 32 5 (E T Leeds).
<13> SKE8051 Monograph: Avent, R.. 1975. Anglo-Saxon Inlaid Disc and Composite Brooches. AS Garnet Inlaid Disc & Brooches BAR 11 1975 24 illus plate 24 (R Avent).
<14> SKE8052 Monograph: Evison, V. I.. 1979. A Corpus of Wheel-Thrown Pottery in Anglo-Saxon Graves. Wheel thrown Pottery in AS Graves 1979 67 113 (V I Evison).
<15> SKE8053 Monograph: Wright, T.. 1875. The Celt, Roman & Saxon. The Celt, Roman & Saxon 1875 482 (T Wright).
<16> SKE34474 OS Card Reference: Arch Album 1845 202 (T Wright).
<17> SKE8055 Monograph: Brown, G. B. 1915. The Arts in Early England: Saxon Art & Industry in the Pagon Period. 3 page 1915. Arts in Early Eng 3 1915 142 (G B Brown).
<18> SKE49933 OS Card Reference: The Ant 43 1907 168-169.
<19> SKE5593 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 23 NW 7 - April, 1964.
<20>XY SKE6495 Collection: Unknown. Unknown. ANGLO-SAXON BURIAL SITE, DOVER HILL, FOLKESTONE. [Mapped feature: #44648 Cemetery, ]
<21> SKE6547 Excavation archive: Nichols, A. E.. 1907. "SKELETONS, DOVER HILL, 1907".
<22> SKE6815 Unpublished document: Southern Water Services. 1993. Dover & Folkestone Wastewater Treatment scheme Environmental Statement.

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Related Events/Activities (2)

Intrusive Event: DOVER HILL (Ref: EI 15151) (EKE4085)
Intrusive Event: Exacavation at Dover Hill, Folkestone (EKE5888)

Record last edited

Nov 29 2022 1:14PM