Monument record TQ 57 SE 2 - Late Iron Age and early Roman cremation cemetery at Cotton Lane Pit, 1939

Summary

A late Iron Age cremation cemetery was uncovered at Cotton Lane Pit, Stone, in 1939, where 24 almost complete pots (only two definitely known to contain cremated bones), four bronze brooches, etc. were found. Another group of pottery, 20 m away, included a Roman jug and bowl. The cemetery is believed to date from the years immediately preceding and following the Roman conquest.

Location

Grid reference TQ 5616 7480 (point) FCE
Map sheet TQ57SE
County KENT
District DARTFORD, KENT
Civil Parish STONE, DARTFORD, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

<1> P.P.S. 7,1941,134-41 (plans, illusts) (M.A. Cottom & K.M. Richardson) (OS Card Reference). SKE48459.

<2> F1 AC 10-DEC-51 (OS Card Reference). SKE41786.

<3> Field report for monument TQ 57 SE 2 - December, 1951 (Bibliographic reference). SKE3035.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> OS Card Reference: P.P.S. 7,1941,134-41 (plans, illusts) (M.A. Cottom & K.M. Richardson).
  • <2> OS Card Reference: F1 AC 10-DEC-51.
  • <3>XY Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 57 SE 2 - December, 1951. [Mapped feature: #62998 cremations, ]

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Aug 27 2024 8:24AM