Monument record TR 34 SE 371 - Anglo-Saxon burials and other features, The Droveway, St Margaret's at Cliffe

Summary

Two burials with a gully/pit of probable Anglo-Saxon date.

Location

Grid reference TR 3658 4475 (point)
Map sheet TR34SE
County KENT
District DOVER, KENT
Civil Parish ST MARGARET’S AT CLIFFE, DOVER, KENT

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Type and Period (2)

Full Description

During an evaluation at "Seamark", The Droveway, St Margret's at Cliffe a trench and found two graves and a pit or gully. No attempt was made to fully excavate either of the skeletons but the presence of inhumation burials was confirmed. The pit or gully extended beyond the edges of the trench. All of the features were provisionally dated to the Anglo-Saxon period. A sherd of Anglo-Saxon pottery was found in the gully/pit. (1)


<1> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 2010, Report on Evaluation Trenching on land north-west of 'Seamark', off The Droveway, St Margaret's at Cliffe (Unpublished document). SKE16707.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 2010. Report on Evaluation Trenching on land north-west of 'Seamark', off The Droveway, St Margaret's at Cliffe.

Finds (1)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Intrusive Event: Evaluation Trenching on land north-west of 'Seamark', off The Droveway, St Margaret's at Cliffe (EKE10954)

Record last edited

Mar 1 2012 10:17AM