TR 36 NE 22 - Roman burials and a Roman coin hoard?, St. Lawrence College, Ramsgate

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Monument record TR 36 NE 22 - Roman burials and a Roman coin hoard?, St. Lawrence College, Ramsgate

Summary

Roman burials with pottery were recorded in the grounds of St. Lawrence College, in the latter half of the nineteenth century. c.120 Roman coins were also discovered in the grounds of the College and from the grounds of the Derby Arms Public House. A coin of Postumus was discovered in nearby St Luke's Avenue. (location accurate to the nearest 100m based on available information)

Location

Grid reference	TR 3785 6592 (point) FCE
Map sheet	TR36NE
Civil Parish	RAMSGATE, THANET, KENT
County	KENT
District	THANET, KENT

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Full Description

[TR 37856592]. A skeleton and a hoard of 120 Roman coins and vases were found in the grounds of the South Eastern [now St. Lawrence] College, Ramsgate, prior to 1891. (1,2)
No further information on the exact siting or present whereabouts of these finds was gained at St. Lawrence's College: they are not in any of the local museums. (3)
Hoards of Roman coins, pottery and skeletons were discovered c. 1890. (4)
Additional bibliography [5], see also Thanet Reach Business Park Development: Archaeological Implications. Desk Based Assessment [6]. See Trust for Thanet Archaeology SMR entries 91 and 164.

<1> V.C.H. Kent 3, 1932, 164 (R.F. Jessup & M.V. Taylor) (OS Card Reference). SKE50742.

<2> Coll. Cant. 1893, 202 (G. Payne) (OS Card Reference). SKE39180.

<3> F1 CFW 11-OCT-63 (OS Card Reference). SKE42535.

<4> Isle of Thanet Arch. Unit Sites and Mons Archive 1988, Record No 91 (OS Card Reference). SKE44737.

<5> Field report for monument TR 36 NE 22 - October, 1963 (Bibliographic reference). SKE6161.

<6> Trust For Thanet Archaeology, 1995, Thanet Reach Business Park Development: Archaeological Implications. A Desk Based Study (Unpublished document). SWX7097.

Sources/Archives (6)

<1> SKE50742 OS Card Reference: V.C.H. Kent 3, 1932, 164 (R.F. Jessup & M.V. Taylor).
<2>XY SKE39180 OS Card Reference: Coll. Cant. 1893, 202 (G. Payne). [Mapped feature: #61371 find, ]
<3> SKE42535 OS Card Reference: F1 CFW 11-OCT-63.
<4> SKE44737 OS Card Reference: Isle of Thanet Arch. Unit Sites and Mons Archive 1988, Record No 91.
<5> SKE6161 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 36 NE 22 - October, 1963.
<6> SWX7097 Unpublished document: Trust For Thanet Archaeology. 1995. Thanet Reach Business Park Development: Archaeological Implications. A Desk Based Study.