Monument record TR 36 NW 23 - Jutish and Anglo-Saxon cemetery, Margate

Summary

A Jutish cemetery was discovered near Dene Chapel in 1923. There were 20 graves, which were poor in relics. Nine graves were opened in 1863 and one grave was opened in 1893. Earlier finds were made during the construction of the Margate/Minster road and prior to 1848 a number of graves were discovered in the vicinity of the chapel. It is supposed that these burials were part of an Anglo-Saxon cemetery near St John's cemetery. The bodies were laid supine, with heads aligned west-north-west or north-west. The bodies were in poor condition but one was probably a child. One was a woman and one was a girl. These two had earthenware accessory vessels. Other graves contained three spears, a key, a knife and a buckle. A cemetery was discovered in 1843 and excavated in 1924. The cemetery is situated on the brow of a gentle north-west facing Chalk ridge. OD 30-33m.

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Grid reference Centred TR 3487 6912 (203m by 137m) FCE
Map sheet TR36NW
Civil Parish MARGATE, THANET, KENT
County KENT
District THANET, KENT
Civil Parish MANSTON, THANET, KENT

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<1> OS 6" 1961 (OS Card Reference). SKE48369.

<2> Pte 6" (Kent AS 1950) (OS Card Reference). SKE48862.

<3> Maidstone Museum Archaeol Gazette (OS Card Reference). SKE46450.

<4> Historic Guide of Thanet 1848, 58 (Dixch) (OS Card Reference). SKE44076.

<5> F1 AC 10-APR-53 (OS Card Reference). SKE41785.

<6> Thanet. The Archaeol Heritage c.1982, 5 (Thanet Dist. Council and Isle of Thanet Archaeol Unit) (OS Card Reference). SKE49918.

<7> Gazetteer of Early Anglo-Saxon Burial Sites 1964, 128 (A Meaney) (OS Card Reference). SKE43573.

<8> The Visitors new guide...to the Isle of Thanet...Margate 1850 (CD Dixon) (OS Card Reference). SKE50535.

<9> Isle of Thanet Gazette 20-JAN-1923 (A Rowe) (OS Card Reference). SKE44782.

<10> Isle of Thanet Archaeol Unit Sites and Mons. Archive 1988, record No.45, illust. photo (OS Card Reference). SKE44776.

<11> Field report for monument TR 36 NW 23 - April, 1953 (Bibliographic reference). SKE6228.

<12> Google.Com, 1960-2023, Earth.Google.Com orthophotography, EARTH.GOOGLE.COM JUL-2013 ACCESSED 13-NOV-2023 (Archive). SKE57111.

<13> Google.Com, 1960-2023, Earth.Google.Com orthophotography, EARTH.GOOGLE.COM JUL-2017 ACCESSED 13-NOV-2023 (Archive). SKE57111.

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  • <1> OS Card Reference: OS 6" 1961.
  • <2> OS Card Reference: Pte 6" (Kent AS 1950).
  • <3> OS Card Reference: Maidstone Museum Archaeol Gazette.
  • <4> OS Card Reference: Historic Guide of Thanet 1848, 58 (Dixch).
  • <5>XY OS Card Reference: F1 AC 10-APR-53. [Mapped feature: #63211 cemetery, ]
  • <6> OS Card Reference: Thanet. The Archaeol Heritage c.1982, 5 (Thanet Dist. Council and Isle of Thanet Archaeol Unit).
  • <7> OS Card Reference: Gazetteer of Early Anglo-Saxon Burial Sites 1964, 128 (A Meaney).
  • <8> OS Card Reference: The Visitors new guide...to the Isle of Thanet...Margate 1850 (CD Dixon).
  • <9> OS Card Reference: Isle of Thanet Gazette 20-JAN-1923 (A Rowe).
  • <10> OS Card Reference: Isle of Thanet Archaeol Unit Sites and Mons. Archive 1988, record No.45, illust. photo.
  • <11> Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 36 NW 23 - April, 1953.
  • <12> Archive: Google.Com. 1960-2023. Earth.Google.Com orthophotography. EARTH.GOOGLE.COM JUL-2013 ACCESSED 13-NOV-2023.
  • <13> Archive: Google.Com. 1960-2023. Earth.Google.Com orthophotography. EARTH.GOOGLE.COM JUL-2017 ACCESSED 13-NOV-2023.

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  • Non-Intrusive Event: Historic England Thanet Landscape - Aerial Investigation Mapping (EKE23827)

Record last edited

Dec 17 2024 10:27AM