Monument record TR 36 NE 6 - Early medieval burials and associated artefacts, Lindenthorpe and Stanley Roads, Broadstairs

Summary

Two early medieval inhumation burials were found in 1911 at the junction of Lindenthorpe and Stanley Roads in Broadstairs. The finds included human bone and knives. An Anglo-Saxon spear ferrule and a possible spear head both from Lindenthorpe Road on exhibition in Broadstairs Public Library are thought to be part of this find. The site lies mid-slope on a gentle south facing Chalk slope. OD 40m.

Location

Grid reference TR 3933 6854 (point) FCE
Map sheet TR36NE
County KENT
District THANET, KENT
Civil Parish BROADSTAIRS AND ST PETERS, THANET, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

[TR 39336854] Anglo-Saxon Burials found A.. 1911. (NAT) (1) Two Anglo-Saxon graves, bones and knives found in 1911, at junction of Lindenthorpe and Stanley Roads Broadstairs. (2) On exhibition in Broadstairs Public Library, porperty of Broadstairs Historical Society, are an A.S. spear ferrule and a possible spear head- both from Lindenthorpe Road. In the absence of evidence to the contrary it is assumed they are part of the 1911 find. There is no record of subsequent finds form the area which is fully developed. (3) TR 393685. Inhumation burials. In 1911 two Anglo-Saxon graves containing bones and knives were found at the junction of Lindenthorpe an Stanley Roads. The site is half a mile from the hill top and three quarters of a mile from Valetta House. (4) TR 392685. Anglo Saxon burials discovered in 1911. Site no 101. (5) Additional bibliography. (6) additional reference (7)


Andrew Richardson, 2000, Gazetteer of Anglo-Saxon Cemeteries and Burial-Sites in Kent (Unpublished document).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

<1> OS 1/1250 1961 (OS Card Reference). SKE48118.

<2> Letter (H. Hurd 1910, 32) [C.R. 5644] (OS Card Reference). SKE46034.

<3> F1 CFW 04-OCT-63 (OS Card Reference). SKE42423.

<4> Gaz. of Early Anglo-Saxon Burial Sites 1964, 112-3 (A. Meaney) (OS Card Reference). SKE43564.

<5> Thanet. The Arch. Heritage c.1982, 8 (Thanet Dist. Council & Isle of Thanet Arch. Unit) (OS Card Reference). SKE49913.

<6> Isle of Thanet Arch. Unit, Sites and Mons. Archive (OS Card Reference). SKE44757.

<7> Field report for monument TR 36 NE 6 - October, 1963 (Bibliographic reference). SKE6149.

Sources/Archives (8)

  • ---XY Unpublished document: Andrew Richardson. 2000. Gazetteer of Anglo-Saxon Cemeteries and Burial-Sites in Kent. [Mapped feature: #61220 find, ]
  • <1> OS Card Reference: OS 1/1250 1961.
  • <2> OS Card Reference: Letter (H. Hurd 1910, 32) [C.R. 5644].
  • <3> OS Card Reference: F1 CFW 04-OCT-63.
  • <4> OS Card Reference: Gaz. of Early Anglo-Saxon Burial Sites 1964, 112-3 (A. Meaney).
  • <5> OS Card Reference: Thanet. The Arch. Heritage c.1982, 8 (Thanet Dist. Council & Isle of Thanet Arch. Unit).
  • <6> OS Card Reference: Isle of Thanet Arch. Unit, Sites and Mons. Archive.
  • <7> Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 36 NE 6 - October, 1963.

Finds (3)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Jun 12 2023 12:48PM