TR 26 NE 8 - Romano-British ritual shaft, found in Birchington

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Monument record TR 26 NE 8 - Romano-British ritual shaft, found in Birchington

Summary

A 1st century Romano-British ritual shaft found in the cliffs at Birchington in 1947. The pit had a number of footlholes. It was found to contain a variety of artefacts including unopened oyster shells, a horse's skull and other animal bone, pieces of oak, a circular piece of sandstone and a few pieces of Romano British pottery. A similar pit at Sandwich dated from about the 1st c. A.D.

Location

Grid reference	TR 2908 6999 (point) FCE
Map sheet	TR26NE
County	KENT
District	THANET, KENT
Civil Parish	BIRCHINGTON, THANET, KENT

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RITUAL SHAFT (Roman - 43 AD to 99 AD)

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<1> OS 6" 1961 (OS Card Reference). SKE48369.

<2> Arch N L 2 No 3 July 1949 52 (OS Card Reference). SKE36778.

<3> The Times 31 5 49 (OS Card Reference). SKE50531.

<4> Maidstone Museum Arch Gaz (OS Card Reference). SKE46404.

<5> Unpublished Letter to the Times Nov 1953 (J B Calkin and sketch plan) (OS Card Reference). SKE50700.

<6> Maidstone Museum 6" (A Warhurst Arch Asst) undated (OS Card Reference). SKE46359.

<7> F1 CFW 18-SEP-63 (OS Card Reference). SKE42636.

<8> Studies in Ancent Europe (ed Coles and Simpson) 1968 257 260 (A Ross) (OS Card Reference). SKE49698.

<9> BAR 24 The Religions of Gulian Roman Britain 1976 232 (M Green) (OS Card Reference). SKE37521.

<10> Isle of Thanet Arch Unit Sites and Mons Archive 1988 Record No 202 (OS Card Reference). SKE44708.

<11> Field report for monument TR 26 NE 8 - September, 1963 (Bibliographic reference). SKE5807.

Sources/Archives (11)

<1> SKE48369 OS Card Reference: OS 6" 1961.
<2>XY SKE36778 OS Card Reference: Arch N L 2 No 3 July 1949 52. [Mapped feature: #48773 shaft, ]
<3> SKE50531 OS Card Reference: The Times 31 5 49.
<4> SKE46404 OS Card Reference: Maidstone Museum Arch Gaz.
<5> SKE50700 OS Card Reference: Unpublished Letter to the Times Nov 1953 (J B Calkin and sketch plan).
<6> SKE46359 OS Card Reference: Maidstone Museum 6" (A Warhurst Arch Asst) undated.
<7> SKE42636 OS Card Reference: F1 CFW 18-SEP-63.
<8> SKE49698 OS Card Reference: Studies in Ancent Europe (ed Coles and Simpson) 1968 257 260 (A Ross).
<9> SKE37521 OS Card Reference: BAR 24 The Religions of Gulian Roman Britain 1976 232 (M Green).
<10> SKE44708 OS Card Reference: Isle of Thanet Arch Unit Sites and Mons Archive 1988 Record No 202.
<11> SKE5807 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 26 NE 8 - September, 1963.

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Record last edited

Nov 14 2022 2:36PM