TR 25 SW 41 - Nine early medieval graves, Bishopsbourne, Canterbury

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Monument record TR 25 SW 41 - Nine early medieval graves, Bishopsbourne, Canterbury

Summary

Anglo-Saxon inhumations identified at Barham. Nine flat graves discovered during cable-laying, but few bones survived and there were no grave goods. These are possibly an outlier of the cemetery. The site lies on the Downland plateau. OD. approx.85m

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Grid reference	TR 200 523 (point) FCE
Map sheet	TR25SW
County	KENT
District	CANTERBURY, KENT
Civil Parish	BISHOPSBOURNE, CANTERBURY, KENT

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GRAVE (GRAVE, Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD)

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Andrew Richardson, 2000, Gazetteer of Anglo-Saxon Cemeteries and Burial-Sites in Kent (Unpublished document). SKE29253.

<1> Md Arch 11 1967 266 (DM Wilson and DG Hurst) (OS Card Reference). SKE46573.

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--- SKE29253 Unpublished document: Andrew Richardson. 2000. Gazetteer of Anglo-Saxon Cemeteries and Burial-Sites in Kent.
<1>XY SKE46573 OS Card Reference: Md Arch 11 1967 266 (DM Wilson and DG Hurst). [Mapped feature: #48030 grave, ]

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Record last edited

Oct 27 2023 4:01PM