Monument record TR 23 NE 28 - Romano-British pottery, human remains

Summary

A cinerary urn together with parts of a skull and jawbone found at Capel le Ferne were donated to Dover Museum in 1866. A 4th/5th century beaker from Capel was also in the museum.

Location

Grid reference TR 24 39 (point) LO
Map sheet TR23NW
County KENT
District DOVER, KENT
Civil Parish CAPEL-LE-FERNE, DOVER, KENT

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Type and Period (2)

Full Description

RB remains in Dover Museum from Capel-le-Fern:- Black urn and a skeleton (1). Ovoid olla-shaped, cinerary urn of fumed coarse drab clay found in a grave with parts of a skull and jawbone (2). (Same as above?) C4th/C5th tall pedestalled bulbous beaker of hard buff clay. (1,2) The olla-shaped cinerary urn and parts of a skull and jawbone were presented to Dover Museum in 1866 but the exact provenance and circumstances of discovery are not known. (Acc No. A1.125). The C4th/C5th beaker was presented to the Museum by a Mr J Weston but no further information is given. (Acc No. A1.126). The objects could not be identified in the museum which was heavily bombed during the 1939-45 war. (3)


<1> VCH Kent 3,1932,149 (R F Jessup and M V Taylor) (OS Card Reference). SKE51164.

<2> Saunter through Kent 31, c.1939,15 (C Igglesdon) (OS Card Reference). SKE49407.

<3> F1 AC 28-MAY-1964 (OS Card Reference). SKE41845.

<4> Dover Museum Accessions Register (OS Card Reference). SKE41501.

<5> Field report for monument TR 23 NW 46 - May, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE5626.

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <1> OS Card Reference: VCH Kent 3,1932,149 (R F Jessup and M V Taylor).
  • <2> OS Card Reference: Saunter through Kent 31, c.1939,15 (C Igglesdon).
  • <3> OS Card Reference: F1 AC 28-MAY-1964.
  • <4>XY OS Card Reference: Dover Museum Accessions Register. [Mapped feature: #45048 find, ]
  • <5> Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 23 NW 46 - May, 1964.

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Record last edited

Mar 7 2022 1:48PM