Monument record TR 26 NW 11 - Anglo-Saxon burial. Millbank, Hoath, Canterbury

Summary

Anglo-Saxon inhumation accompanied by a glass and bottle was found in a gravel pit, Mill Bank in 1772. One of the finds is in the British Museum

Location

Grid reference TR 2048 6531 (point) FCE
Map sheet TR26NW
County KENT
District CANTERBURY, KENT
Civil Parish HOATH, CANTERBURY, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Human bones with a dark green drinking glass now in the British Museum, and a broken bottle, were found in a gravel pit at Mill Bank, Hoath parish, about 1772. (1,2) Harden lists two pouch bottles from Hoath. One in the British Museum;one lost (3). Find spot shown at TR 20466530. (3,4) The gravel pit indicated by Auth. 4 is at TR 20486532, it has been long disused, is in the process of being filled in. No further finds are known to the farmer at Millbank. (5) Additional bibliography. (6-8)


<1> Coll Ant 2 1852 162-3 (C R Smith) (OS Card Reference). SKE39096.

<2> Remains of Pagan Saxondom 1853 51 plate XXV (J Y Akerman) (OS Card Reference). SKE49147.

<3> Dark Age Britain 1956 163 (D B Harden) (OS Card Reference). SKE39591.

<4> Maidstone Museum 6" (Anon undated) (OS Card Reference). SKE46363.

<5> F1 ASP 11-JAN-63 (OS Card Reference). SKE42052.

<6> VCH Kent 1 1908 385 (I C Gould) (OS Card Reference). SKE50871.

<7> Gaz of Early Anlo-Saxon Burial Sites 1964 125 (A L S Meaney) (OS Card Reference). SKE43519.

<8> Field report for monument TR 26 NW 11 - January, 1963 (Bibliographic reference). SKE5846.

Sources/Archives (8)

  • <1>XY OS Card Reference: Coll Ant 2 1852 162-3 (C R Smith). [Mapped feature: #50420 burial, ]
  • <2> OS Card Reference: Remains of Pagan Saxondom 1853 51 plate XXV (J Y Akerman).
  • <3> OS Card Reference: Dark Age Britain 1956 163 (D B Harden).
  • <4> OS Card Reference: Maidstone Museum 6" (Anon undated).
  • <5> OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 11-JAN-63.
  • <6> OS Card Reference: VCH Kent 1 1908 385 (I C Gould).
  • <7> OS Card Reference: Gaz of Early Anlo-Saxon Burial Sites 1964 125 (A L S Meaney).
  • <8> Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 26 NW 11 - January, 1963.

Finds (2)

Protected Status/Designation

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Record last edited

Jan 16 2023 2:31PM