Monument record TR 34 SW 72 - Romano-British cremation cemetery
Summary
Location
Grid reference | TR 33 43 (point) LO |
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Map sheet | TR34SW |
County | KENT |
District | DOVER, KENT |
Civil Parish | GUSTON, DOVER, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
A Roman cremation cemetery (18 vessels, containing burnt bones, placed in pairs 8-10 ft apart) "was found about 1851 in a hedge bank of a disused road on the Downs above Dover and St. Margaret's, near Guston, and about 2 miles from Dover near the Deal Road, apparently near East Hill". (1,2) (Probably in the area TR 3344 (3)) (1,2,3,4,5) No further information has been uncovered that would lead to a more accurate siting. (6)
Additional references and information (7-8)
<1> VCH Kent 3 1932 166 (R F Jessup M V Taylor & C F C Hawkes) (OS Card Reference). SKE51090.
<2> JBAA 8 1953 361 (OS Card Reference). SKE44995.
<3> OS 1st Edn 1" 1819 (OS Card Reference). SKE48246.
<4> Gent's Mag Dec 1852 622 (OS Card Reference). SKE43589.
<5> Arch Mine 1 1855 16 (A J Dunkin) (OS Card Reference). SKE36777.
<6> F1 ASP 25.05.64 (OS Card Reference). SKE42272.
<7> Field report for monument TR 34 SW 72 - May, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE6016.
<8> Cluttons, 2002, Desk-Based Assessment of Dover Eastern Docks Supply Main (Unpublished document). SKE8212.
Sources/Archives (8)
- <1> SKE51090 OS Card Reference: VCH Kent 3 1932 166 (R F Jessup M V Taylor & C F C Hawkes).
- <2> SKE44995 OS Card Reference: JBAA 8 1953 361.
- <3> SKE48246 OS Card Reference: OS 1st Edn 1" 1819.
- <4> SKE43589 OS Card Reference: Gent's Mag Dec 1852 622.
- <5>XY SKE36777 OS Card Reference: Arch Mine 1 1855 16 (A J Dunkin). [Mapped feature: #55246 cemetery, ]
- <6> SKE42272 OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 25.05.64.
- <7> SKE6016 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 34 SW 72 - May, 1964.
- <8> SKE8212 Unpublished document: Cluttons. 2002. Desk-Based Assessment of Dover Eastern Docks Supply Main.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Mar 27 2023 2:19PM