TR 36 NE 38 - Romano-British ritual shaft/well with surrounding pits, Ramsgate

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Monument record TR 36 NE 38 - Romano-British ritual shaft/well with surrounding pits, Ramsgate

Summary

A deep (c.45m) Romano-British ritual shaft/well with seven surrounding pits. Found during the late 19th century. The shaft had footholds, and was almost completely filled with flints. The bottom 10 metres had alternate layers of earth, flints and animal bones; also Roman sherds and a basin shaped vessel with laug handles. Near the bottom of the shaft were stone slabs. The pits contained potsherds, animal bones, oyster shells and fragments of thin bronze, from a bucket-shaped cauldron. These artefacts are now in the British Museum.

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Grid reference	TR 3778 6539 (point) FCE
Map sheet	TR36NE
Civil Parish	RAMSGATE, THANET, KENT
County	KENT
District	THANET, KENT

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<1> OS 1/1250 1956 (OS Card Reference). SKE48115.

<2> Arch. Cant. 18, 1889 1-4 (S.T. Hillier) (OS Card Reference). SKE36975.

<3> V.C.H. Kent 3, 1932, 164-166 (OS Card Reference). SKE50743.

<4> F1 CFW 05-OCT-63 (OS Card Reference). SKE42441.

<5> Studies Anc. Europe (ed. Coles & Simpson) 1968, 285 (A. Ross) (OS Card Reference). SKE49696.

<6> The Religions of Civilian Roman Britain 1976, 232 (M. Green) BAR 24 (OS Card Reference). SKE50487.

<7> Thanet. The Arch. Heritage c.1982, 10 (Thanet Dist. Council & Isle of Thanet Arch. Unit.) (OS Card Reference). SKE49909.

<8> Isle of Thanet Arch. Unit Sites and Mons Archive 1988, Record No 167 (OS Card Reference). SKE44735.

<9> Field report for monument TR 36 NE 38 - October, 1963 (Bibliographic reference). SKE6178.

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<1> SKE48115 OS Card Reference: OS 1/1250 1956.
<2> SKE36975 OS Card Reference: Arch. Cant. 18, 1889 1-4 (S.T. Hillier).
<3> SKE50743 OS Card Reference: V.C.H. Kent 3, 1932, 164-166.
<4> SKE42441 OS Card Reference: F1 CFW 05-OCT-63.
<5> SKE49696 OS Card Reference: Studies Anc. Europe (ed. Coles & Simpson) 1968, 285 (A. Ross).
<6> SKE50487 OS Card Reference: The Religions of Civilian Roman Britain 1976, 232 (M. Green) BAR 24.
<7> SKE49909 OS Card Reference: Thanet. The Arch. Heritage c.1982, 10 (Thanet Dist. Council & Isle of Thanet Arch. Unit.).
<8> SKE44735 OS Card Reference: Isle of Thanet Arch. Unit Sites and Mons Archive 1988, Record No 167.
<9> SKE6178 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 36 NE 38 - October, 1963.

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Record last edited

Jun 13 2023 12:17PM