Monument record TR 26 NE 13 - Jutish Cemetery, Monkton, Thanet

Summary

A skeleton buried with an Anglo-Saxon knife was found on Primrose Hill near Monkton in 1879 (see TR 26 NE 137). An archaeological investigation was undertaken in the area in 1971 and 1982 in advance of work to lay a gas pipeline. Thirty four mainly east-west aligned graves were revealed. Some of the burials contained a rich assemblage of grave goods whilst many others contained less elaborate artefacts. The grave goods included weapons, jewellery, glassware and other personal items. Analysis of these materials indicates that the cemetery was in use mainly during the sixth and seventh centuries AD. There was also some evidence of a mixture of burial practice as sherds from one grave appeared to indicate a cremation burial. Evidence revealed by the investigations also suggested that some of the later, seventh centuries graves may have been originally covered with grave mounds, subsequently levelled by ploughing. This area has been scheduled as an ancient monument site. The site lies on a gentle south facing slope, between 15-25m.

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Grid reference Centred TR 29089 65537 (631m by 174m) Centred on
Map sheet TR26NE
County KENT
District THANET, KENT
Civil Parish MONKTON, THANET, KENT

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<1> Guide to Thanet 46 (Kelly) (OS Card Reference). SKE43643.

<2> VCH Kent 1 1908 385-6 (R A Smith) (OS Card Reference). SKE50877.

<3> F1 CFW 28-NOV-63 (OS Card Reference). SKE42799.

<4> C W Phillips D A Index (No references given) (OS Card Reference). SKE38459.

<5> Arch Cant 89 1974 49-89 illus (S C Hawkes and A C Hogarth) (OS Card Reference). SKE35993.

<6> Arch Cant 86 1971 246 (D G Scurell) (OS Card Reference). SKE35870.

<7> Macpherson-Grant, N., 1973, Operation Gas Pipe: Thanet Section, KAR 30 1972-3 298-299 (N Macpherson Grant) (Article in serial). SKE11847.

<8> Gaz of Early Anglo Saxon Burial Sites 1964 132 (A Meaney) (OS Card Reference). SKE43502.

<9> KAR 75 1985 124 (D Perkins) (OS Card Reference). SKE45424.

<10> Perkins, D. R. J. & Hawkes, S. C., 1985, The Thanet Gas Pipeline Phases I & II (Monkton Parish) 1982, Arch Cant 101 1984 83-114 illus (D R J Perkins and S Chadwick Hawkes) (Article in serial). SKE11845.

<11> Wheel thrown Pottery in Anglo Saxon Graves 1979 72 fig 7 d 24h 70 fig 5d (V I Evison) (OS Card Reference). SKE51319.

<12> Md Arch 21 1977 19 (Avent and leigh) (OS Card Reference). SKE46603.

<13> AP (NMR TR2965/? [FILM 1661 FRAMES 359-60] 16 7 79) (OS Card Reference). SKE33935.

<14> Thanet The Arch Heritage c 1982 9 (Thanet Dist Council and Isle of Thanet Arch Unit) (OS Card Reference). SKE49882.

<15> Ashmolean Museum Annual Report 1971-2 18 (R W Hamilton) (OS Card Reference). SKE37405.

<16> Ant J 54 (2) 1974 245-256 illus (S Chadwick Hawkes) (OS Card Reference). SKE33208.

<17> Antiq J 54 1974 245-256 (S C Hawkes) (OS Card Reference). SKE33253.

<18> DOE (IAM) SAMS 1988 Kent 23 (OS Card Reference). SKE40771.

<19> Trust for Thanet Archaeology, 1987, Isle of Thanet Archaeological Unit Sites and Monuments Archive, Isle of Thanet Arch Unit Sites and Mons Archive 1988 Record no 147 plan (Collection). SKE11846.

<20> Field report for monument TR 26 NE 13 - November, 1963 (Bibliographic reference). SKE5812.

<21> English Heritage Scheduling Section, 1999, Anglo-Saxon Cemetery and Associated Remains at Monkton, 550m North of Walters Hall Farm, SAM 31409 (Scheduling record). SKE11849.

<22> Trust for Thanet Archaeology, 1991, Proposed Improvements to The A253 Between Monkton & Ramsgate: The Archaeological Implications (Unpublished document). SKE11867.

<23> English Heritage, Register of Scheduled Monuments (Scheduling record). SKE16191.

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  • <1> OS Card Reference: Guide to Thanet 46 (Kelly).
  • <2> OS Card Reference: VCH Kent 1 1908 385-6 (R A Smith).
  • <3> OS Card Reference: F1 CFW 28-NOV-63.
  • <4> OS Card Reference: C W Phillips D A Index (No references given).
  • <5> OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 89 1974 49-89 illus (S C Hawkes and A C Hogarth).
  • <6> OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 86 1971 246 (D G Scurell).
  • <7> Article in serial: Macpherson-Grant, N.. 1973. Operation Gas Pipe: Thanet Section. No.30 pages 298 - 301. KAR 30 1972-3 298-299 (N Macpherson Grant).
  • <8> OS Card Reference: Gaz of Early Anglo Saxon Burial Sites 1964 132 (A Meaney).
  • <9> OS Card Reference: KAR 75 1985 124 (D Perkins).
  • <10> Article in serial: Perkins, D. R. J. & Hawkes, S. C.. 1985. The Thanet Gas Pipeline Phases I & II (Monkton Parish) 1982. CI pages 83 - 114. Arch Cant 101 1984 83-114 illus (D R J Perkins and S Chadwick Hawkes).
  • <11> OS Card Reference: Wheel thrown Pottery in Anglo Saxon Graves 1979 72 fig 7 d 24h 70 fig 5d (V I Evison).
  • <12> OS Card Reference: Md Arch 21 1977 19 (Avent and leigh).
  • <13> OS Card Reference: AP (NMR TR2965/? [FILM 1661 FRAMES 359-60] 16 7 79).
  • <14> OS Card Reference: Thanet The Arch Heritage c 1982 9 (Thanet Dist Council and Isle of Thanet Arch Unit).
  • <15> OS Card Reference: Ashmolean Museum Annual Report 1971-2 18 (R W Hamilton).
  • <16> OS Card Reference: Ant J 54 (2) 1974 245-256 illus (S Chadwick Hawkes).
  • <17> OS Card Reference: Antiq J 54 1974 245-256 (S C Hawkes).
  • <18> OS Card Reference: DOE (IAM) SAMS 1988 Kent 23.
  • <19> Collection: Trust for Thanet Archaeology. 1987. Isle of Thanet Archaeological Unit Sites and Monuments Archive. Isle of Thanet Arch Unit Sites and Mons Archive 1988 Record no 147 plan.
  • <20> Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 26 NE 13 - November, 1963.
  • <21> Scheduling record: English Heritage Scheduling Section. 1999. Anglo-Saxon Cemetery and Associated Remains at Monkton, 550m North of Walters Hall Farm. SAM 31409.
  • <22> Unpublished document: Trust for Thanet Archaeology. 1991. Proposed Improvements to The A253 Between Monkton & Ramsgate: The Archaeological Implications.
  • <23>XY Scheduling record: English Heritage. Register of Scheduled Monuments. [Mapped feature: #901 cemetery, ]

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Related Events/Activities (2)

  • Intrusive Event: Thanet Gas Pipeline, Phase 1, 1971 (Ref: EI 15025) (EKE3995)
  • Intrusive Event: Thanet Gas Pipeline, Phase II (Ref: EI 15026) (EKE3996)

Record last edited

Nov 14 2022 3:02PM