TR 26 NE 23 - Inhumation burial, near Minnis Bay, possibly part of Anglo-Saxon inhumation cemetery, Birchington

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Monument record TR 26 NE 23 - Inhumation burial, near Minnis Bay, possibly part of Anglo-Saxon inhumation cemetery, Birchington

Summary

A skeleton, reportedly seven feet in length, was found during construction works in c.1932. No grave goods were reoprted at the time. This burial may possibly be part of an Anglo-Saxon inhumation cemetery in the area found in subsequent years (see TR 26 NE 38).

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Grid reference	TR 2910 6975 (point) FCE
Map sheet	TR26NE
County	KENT
District	THANET, KENT
Civil Parish	BIRCHINGTON, THANET, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

INHUMATION (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 410 AD? to 1065 AD?)

Full Description

<1> Inf. Mrs. Kathleen Hawkes, Paddock Bend, Minnis Road,Birchington, Kent. (OS Card Reference). SKE44401.

<2> F1 ASP 31-OCT-63 (OS Card Reference). SKE42365.

<3> Field report for monument TR 26 NE 22 - October, 1963 (Bibliographic reference). SKE5821.

Sources/Archives (3)

<1> SKE44401 OS Card Reference: Inf. Mrs. Kathleen Hawkes, Paddock Bend, Minnis Road,Birchington, Kent..
<2>XY SKE42365 OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 31-OCT-63. [Mapped feature: #48924 inhumation burial, ]
<3> SKE5821 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 26 NE 22 - October, 1963.