On September 18th 1939, a "late Jutish or early Anglo-Saxon burial" was discovered when an electric cable trench was being dug below the footpath on the western side of London Road, Upper Deal, oppostie the bridle path to North Deal at approximately TR 3591 5212. The grave, 19 inches below the footpath, was orientated east - west and contained the skeleton of a young individual with a very thin skull and slightly worn teeth. There were no associated grave goods. The Electricity Board has no record of the discovery and no further information could be obtained regarding the exact find-spot. (1) additional references (2-6)

<1> F1 ASP 22-JUL-1964 (OS Card Reference). SKE42232.

<2> Arch Cant 51, 1939, 206 (WPD Stebbing) (OS Card Reference). SKE35274.

<3> Stebbing Ms Notes, Deal Reference Library (OS Card Reference). SKE49672.

<4> Deal Murcury 23-SEP-1939 (OS Card Reference). SKE39698.

<5> Field report for monument TR 35 SE 27 - July, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE6092.

<6> Andrew Richardson, 2000, Gazetteer of Anglo-Saxon Cemeteries and Burial-Sites in Kent (Unpublished document). SKE29253.