TR 23 NW 45 - Roman pottery and a mosaic from Sugarloaf Hill, Folkestone

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Monument record TR 23 NW 45 - Roman pottery and a mosaic from Sugarloaf Hill, Folkestone

Summary

Roman pottery from Sugarloaf Hill, Folkestone, was exhibited in 1874. No further information has been gained on the 1874 find, but two later Roman finds have been made in the vicinity of Sugarloaf Hill. The first is a large cinerary urn which was found in 1918 during excavations at "the back of the hill". Its fragments are in store in Folkestone Museum. The second is a fragment of tessalated pavement found on an allotment near the foot of Sugarloaf Hill

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Grid reference	TR 22 37 (point) LO
Map sheet	TR23NW
Civil Parish	FOLKESTONE, SHEPWAY, KENT
County	KENT
District	FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT

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Full Description

<1> Arch Cant 10 1876 xli (OS Card Reference). SKE34516.

<2> F1 CFW 29.04.64 (OS Card Reference). SKE42804.

<3> VCH Kent 3 1932 154 (RF Jessup MV Taylor) (OS Card Reference). SKE51055.

<4> Wanderings of an Antiquary 1854 114 (Wright) (OS Card Reference). SKE51266.

<5> Field report for monument TR 23 NW 45 - April, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE5625.

<6> Eleanor Scott, 1993, A gazetteer of Roman villas in Britain (Unspecified Type). SWX23549.

Sources/Archives (6)

<1>XY SKE34516 OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 10 1876 xli. [Mapped feature: #45037 Roman finds and possible strutcure, ]
<2> SKE42804 OS Card Reference: F1 CFW 29.04.64.
<3> SKE51055 OS Card Reference: VCH Kent 3 1932 154 (RF Jessup MV Taylor).
<4> SKE51266 OS Card Reference: Wanderings of an Antiquary 1854 114 (Wright).
<5> SKE5625 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 23 NW 45 - April, 1964.
<6> SWX23549 (No record type): Eleanor Scott. 1993. A gazetteer of Roman villas in Britain.