Monument record TR 35 SW 36 - Early-medieval cemetery, Eastry Mill, Eastry, Dover

Summary

Four Anglo-Saxon inhumations were found about 0.5 mile West of the main cemetery site (TR35SW1). One, oriented North-East to South-West and accompanied by a small iron knife, was discovered in the face of a chalk-pit in the garden of a house in The Mill. Three further unaccompanied burials, similarly oriented were found 100 yds to the South. The sitem lies on a gentle north-east facing Chalk slope. OD 30-40m.

Location

Grid reference TR 303 544 (point) FCE
Map sheet TR35SW
County KENT
District DOVER, KENT
Civil Parish EASTRY, DOVER, KENT

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Full Description

TR 303 544 An Anglo-Saxon cemetery at Eastry. Four burials were found about 0.5 mile W of the main cemetery site. One, oriented NE-SW and accompanied by a small iron knife, was discovered in the face of a chalk-pit in the garden of a house in The Mill. Three further unaccompanied burials, similarly oriented were found 100 yds to the S, suggesting a large cemetery. Possibly not part of the Eastry community, but the site of an adjacent settlement. (see also TR 35 SW 1, TR 35 SW 32, TR 35 SW 37). (1) Additional reference (2)


<1> Md Arch 12 1968 158 (DM Wilson and DG Hurst) (OS Card Reference). SKE46575.

<2> Andrew Richardson, 2000, Gazetteer of Anglo-Saxon Cemeteries and Burial-Sites in Kent (Unpublished document). SKE29253.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> OS Card Reference: Md Arch 12 1968 158 (DM Wilson and DG Hurst).
  • <2>XY Unpublished document: Andrew Richardson. 2000. Gazetteer of Anglo-Saxon Cemeteries and Burial-Sites in Kent. [Mapped feature: #59775 Cemetery, ]

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Intrusive Event: THE MILL(EASTRY 4) (Ref: EI 15058) (EKE4023)

Record last edited

Jul 30 2024 11:33AM