Monument record TR 23 NW 19 - Anglo-Saxon cremation, Folkestone

Summary

Cremation burial at The Bayle, Folkestone. In digging for buildings on the brow of the hill called the Bayle, under the Pavilion Hotel, a large iron spearhead or part of a sword was found with fragments of an urn broken probably by the workmen. The pottery is identical to that found in other Saxon cemeteries in southern Britain. Brown was suspicious because neither the pottery nor a drawing was available, and questioned the unusual nature of an Anglo-Saxon cinerary urn being found in Kent. However, Meaney notes that Wright was an experienced archaeologist and the Society of Antiquaries made no protest that the pottery was not Saxon. OD 50m

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Grid reference TR 230 358 (point) FCE
Map sheet TR23NW
Civil Parish FOLKESTONE, SHEPWAY, KENT
County KENT
District FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT

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Southern Water Services, 1993, Dover & Folkestone Wastewater Treatment scheme Environmental Statement (Unpublished document).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

Southern Water Services, 1993, Dover & Folkestone Wastewater Treatment scheme Environmental Statement (Unpublished document). SKe6815.

<1> VCH Kent 1 1908 364 (R A Smith) (OS Card Reference). SKE50851.

<2> Proc Soc Antiquaries London 2 1851 175 (OS Card Reference). SKE48728.

<3> F1 CFW 23.04.64 (OS Card Reference). SKE42714.

<4> Gaz of Early Anglo-Saxon Burial sites 1964 120 (A Meaney) (OS Card Reference). SKE43509.

<5> Arts in Early Eng 4 1915 696 711 (G B Brown) (OS Card Reference). SKE37360.

<6> Field report for monument TR 23 NW 19 - April, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE5605.

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  • --- Unpublished document: Southern Water Services. 1993. Dover & Folkestone Wastewater Treatment scheme Environmental Statement.
  • --- Unpublished document: Southern Water Services. 1993. Dover & Folkestone Wastewater Treatment scheme Environmental Statement.
  • <1> OS Card Reference: VCH Kent 1 1908 364 (R A Smith).
  • <2> OS Card Reference: Proc Soc Antiquaries London 2 1851 175.
  • <3> OS Card Reference: F1 CFW 23.04.64.
  • <4>XY OS Card Reference: Gaz of Early Anglo-Saxon Burial sites 1964 120 (A Meaney). [Mapped feature: #44767 cremation, ]
  • <5> OS Card Reference: Arts in Early Eng 4 1915 696 711 (G B Brown).
  • <6> Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 23 NW 19 - April, 1964.

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Record last edited

Nov 29 2022 12:52PM