Findspot record TR 36 NW 28 - Roman coin hoard, Mount Pleasant, Minster
Summary
Location
Grid reference | TR 314 656 (point) FCE |
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Map sheet | TR36NW |
County | KENT |
District | THANET, KENT |
Civil Parish | MINSTER, THANET, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
[Name: TR 315657] Roman Coin Hoard found C. A.D. 1630 (NAT) (1)
A hoard of Roman silver coins in an urn was ploughed up about 1630 near the site of a windmill on King William's Mount at Mount Pleasant or Telegraph Hill, Minster. More coins, thought to belong to this hoard, were found at later dates. (2)
TR 315658 (accurate to within 50m only) Romano British remains found here. Site no. 153. (3)
TR 31566585. Anglo-Saxon coins are recorded in the Isle of Thanet S.M.A. and in Medieval Archaeology. It would appear that either the grid reference is wrong or that the coins, which are Roman have been misinterpreted. (4,5)
Additional Info (6-7).
<1> OS 6" 1961 (OS Card Reference). SKE48369.
<2> Page, W. (ed), 1932, The Victoria History of the Counties of England: Kent Volume III, VCH Kent 3, 1932, 161 (MV Taylor, RF Jessup and CFC Hawkes) (Monograph). SKE7810.
<3> Thanet. The Archaeol Heritage c.1982, 10 (Thanet Dist Council and Isle of Thanet Archaeol Unit) (OS Card Reference). SKE49916.
<4> Trust for Thanet Archaeology, 1987, Isle of Thanet Archaeological Unit Sites and Monuments Archive, Isle of Thanet Archaeol Unit Sites and Mons. Archive 1988, Record No.153 (Collection). SKE11846.
<5> Medieval Archaeol 2, 1958, 66 (SE Chadwick) (OS Card Reference). SKE46844.
<6> Trust for Thanet Archaeology, 1991, Proposed Improvements to The A253 Between Monkton & Ramsgate: The Archaeological Implications (Unpublished document). SKE11867.
<7> Clark, A. J. & Bartlett, A. D. H., 1992, Thanet, Kent: Proposed Improvements to A253 Report on Geophysical Survey (Unpublished document). SWX6777.
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1> SKE48369 OS Card Reference: OS 6" 1961.
- <2> SKE7810 Monograph: Page, W. (ed). 1932. The Victoria History of the Counties of England: Kent Volume III. VCH Kent 3, 1932, 161 (MV Taylor, RF Jessup and CFC Hawkes).
- <3> SKE49916 OS Card Reference: Thanet. The Archaeol Heritage c.1982, 10 (Thanet Dist Council and Isle of Thanet Archaeol Unit).
- <4>XY SKE11846 Collection: Trust for Thanet Archaeology. 1987. Isle of Thanet Archaeological Unit Sites and Monuments Archive. Isle of Thanet Archaeol Unit Sites and Mons. Archive 1988, Record No.153. [Mapped feature: #63260 find, ]
- <5> SKE46844 OS Card Reference: Medieval Archaeol 2, 1958, 66 (SE Chadwick).
- <6> SKE11867 Unpublished document: Trust for Thanet Archaeology. 1991. Proposed Improvements to The A253 Between Monkton & Ramsgate: The Archaeological Implications.
- <7> SWX6777 Unpublished document: Clark, A. J. & Bartlett, A. D. H.. 1992. Thanet, Kent: Proposed Improvements to A253 Report on Geophysical Survey.
Finds (1)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Non-Intrusive Event: Geophysical Survey for Proposed Improvements to A253, Minster and Monkton, Thanet (EKE8120)
Record last edited
Sep 30 2024 2:39PM