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Monument record TR 24 SE 14 - Anglo-Saxon bowl barrows and possible cemetery, Lousyberry Wood, Temple Ewell
Summary
Three bowl barrows, in Lousyberry Wood, about half a mile east of Ewell, near Dover. Thought to be the same tumuli referred to by Hasted; he records that these mounds were opened and found to contain a skeleton, a sword and a spearhead. Thought to be Anglo-Saxon burial mounds. Later visits to the site recorded traces that these barrows had been previously excavated.
The site lies on a south-west facing valley slope, overlooking the River Dour. OD 90-115m.
Location
| Grid reference | TR 2910 4432 (point) Centred on |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TR24SE |
| County | KENT |
| District | DOVER, KENT |
| Civil Parish | TEMPLE EWELL, DOVER, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Andrew Richardson, 2000, Gazetteer of Anglo-Saxon Cemeteries and Burial-Sites in Kent (Unpublished document). SKE29253.
<1> OS 25" 1958 (OS Card Reference). SKE48274.
<2> Arch Cant 13 1880 9 (WMF Petrie) (OS Card Reference). SKE34706.
<3> Hist of Kent 9 1800 438 (E Hasted) (OS Card Reference). SKE44004.
<4> F1 ASP 06.05.64 (OS Card Reference). SKE41953.
<5> Field report for monument TR 24 SE 14 - May, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE5694.
<6> Dover Archaeological Group, 2005, Report on Evaluation Trenching at 'Highfield', Temple Ewell, near Dover, 2005 (Unpublished document). SKE16783.
Sources/Archives (7)
- --- SKE29253 Unpublished document: Andrew Richardson. 2000. Gazetteer of Anglo-Saxon Cemeteries and Burial-Sites in Kent.
- <1> SKE48274 OS Card Reference: OS 25" 1958.
- <2> SKE34706 OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 13 1880 9 (WMF Petrie).
- <3> SKE44004 OS Card Reference: Hist of Kent 9 1800 438 (E Hasted).
- <4> SKE41953 OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 06.05.64.
- <5> SKE5694 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 24 SE 14 - May, 1964.
- <6>XY SKE16783 Unpublished document: Dover Archaeological Group. 2005. Report on Evaluation Trenching at 'Highfield', Temple Ewell, near Dover, 2005. [Mapped feature: #47331 cemetery, ]
Finds (4)
Protected Status/Designation
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Intrusive Event: Excavation at Lousyberry Wood (Ref: TELW-05) (EKE11040)
- Intrusive Event: LONDON ROAD (LOUSYBERRY WOOD) (Ref: EI 15172) (EKE4734)
Record last edited
Aug 9 2022 12:56PM