Monument record TR 25 NW 2 - Inhumation / cremation cemetery, Littlebourne, Canterbury

Summary

Late 5th or early 7th century Saxon inhumation cemetery, was identified in 1913, when a gravel pit was opened (now disused) in Luddington (Lackenden)Wood. The cemetery comprised about 42 graves. Also recorded during the excavations were Iron Age or Roman cremations and a building. The site is on a south facing chalk slope, overlooking the Little Stour. OD approx. 20-25m. The finds are in the British Museum, Brighton Museum, Canterbury Museum and the Powell-Cotton Museum.

Location

Grid reference TR 2006 5687 (point) FCE
Map sheet TR25NW
County KENT
District CANTERBURY, KENT
Civil Parish LITTLEBOURNE, CANTERBURY, KENT

Map

Type and Period (5)

Full Description

<1> O S 25" 1956 (OS Card Reference). SKE47759.

<2> P S A 2nd Ser 30, 1917-18, 102-110, illust (R A Smith) (OS Card Reference). SKE48448.

<3> Ant J 4, 1924, 276-7, illust (OS Card Reference). SKE33184.

<4> Gaz Early A S Burial Sites 1964, 125 (A Meaney) (OS Card Reference). SKE43474.

<5> Letter, A E Relph to C F C Hawkes, 22.02.1937 (in B M Brit & Md Dept) (OS Card Reference). SKE46113.

<6> F1 ASP 06.07.64 (OS Card Reference). SKE41954.

<7> Field report for monument TR 25 NW 2 - July, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE5724.

Sources/Archives (7)

  • <1> OS Card Reference: O S 25" 1956.
  • <2> OS Card Reference: P S A 2nd Ser 30, 1917-18, 102-110, illust (R A Smith).
  • <3>XY OS Card Reference: Ant J 4, 1924, 276-7, illust. [Mapped feature: #47765 cemetery, ]
  • <4> OS Card Reference: Gaz Early A S Burial Sites 1964, 125 (A Meaney).
  • <5> OS Card Reference: Letter, A E Relph to C F C Hawkes, 22.02.1937 (in B M Brit & Md Dept).
  • <6> OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 06.07.64.
  • <7> Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 25 NW 2 - July, 1964.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Intrusive Event: HOWLETTS (Ref: EI 14970) (EKE4712)

Record last edited

May 24 2022 2:09PM