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Monument record TR 23 NW 25 - Saxon burial, Cherry Garden Hill, Folkestone
Summary
An earthen jug, of the "early Saxon period", was found by Smith in the barrow to the west of Caesar's Camp, near Folkestone (beleived to be TR 23 NW 1). A fowl's spur and some bones of the foot were also found. In 1940 excavation work for a pillbox uncovered further eveidence of this secondary burial on the north-east edge of the bowl barrow at a depth of approximately 4' 5". The burial was approximately aligned nw-se. No human bones were recovered although seven teeth and some bones of ox, sheep and a small carnivore were found.
Cherry Garden Hill is a Lower Chalk spur of the North Downs. OD 125-130m.
Location
| Grid reference | TR 2082 3801 (point) FCE |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TR23NW |
| Civil Parish | FOLKESTONE, SHEPWAY, KENT |
| County | KENT |
| District | FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
<1> Coll Ant 2 1852 219 (CR Smith) (OS Card Reference). SKE39099.
<2> Unknown, 1851, Unknown in Proceedings of the Society of Antiquities, PSA 2 1851 175 (Article in serial). SKE8036.
<4> A Meaney, 1964, A Gazetter of Early Anglo-Saxon Burial Sites, page 120 (Monograph). SKE7939.
<5> Field report for monument TR 23 NW 25 - April, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE5610.
<6> RPS Clouston, 1994, Folkestone & Dover Water services: Bluehouse to Cherry Garden Trunk Main (Unpublished document). SKE6910.
<7> Page, W. (ed), 1908, The Victoria History of the Counties of England: Kent Volumne I, Page 364 (Monograph). SKE7882.
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SKE39099 OS Card Reference: Coll Ant 2 1852 219 (CR Smith).
- <2> SKE8036 Article in serial: Unknown. 1851. Unknown in Proceedings of the Society of Antiquities. Vol 2 page 175. PSA 2 1851 175.
- <4>XY SKE7939 Monograph: A Meaney. 1964. A Gazetter of Early Anglo-Saxon Burial Sites. page 120. [Mapped feature: #44825 burial, ]
- <5> SKE5610 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 23 NW 25 - April, 1964.
- <6> SKE6910 Unpublished document: RPS Clouston. 1994. Folkestone & Dover Water services: Bluehouse to Cherry Garden Trunk Main.
- <7> SKE7882 Monograph: Page, W. (ed). 1908. The Victoria History of the Counties of England: Kent Volumne I. Page 364.
Finds (2)
Protected Status/Designation
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Intrusive Event: CHERRY GARDEN HILL (Ref: EI 15146) (EKE4082)
- Intrusive Event: CHERRY GARDEN HILL (Ref: EI 36083) (EKE4446)
Record last edited
Nov 29 2022 12:57PM