Monument record TQ 57 SE 20 - Iron Age denehole containing skeletons

Summary

Denehole, consisting of a shaft leading to a 'pear-shaped opening, found in 1879. Possibly Iron Age, three skeletons were found on the floor of the cave. The denehole was later used as a Roman refuse pit.

Location

Grid reference TQ 5895 7476 (point) FCE
Map sheet TQ57SE
County KENT
District DARTFORD, KENT
Civil Parish SWANSCOMBE AND GREENHITHE, DARTFORD, KENT

Map

Type and Period (5)

Full Description

<1> Arch J 37 1880 193-5 108 (J M Gatrill) (OS Card Reference). SKE36621.

<2> Arch Cant 18 1889 307 No 51 map opp page 307 (F J C Spurrell) (OS Card Reference). SKE34773.

<3> Studies in Ancient Europe (ed Coles & Simpson) 1968 265 (A Ross) (OS Card Reference). SKE49699.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> OS Card Reference: Arch J 37 1880 193-5 108 (J M Gatrill).
  • <2>XY OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 18 1889 307 No 51 map opp page 307 (F J C Spurrell). [Mapped feature: #64899 denehole, ]
  • <3> OS Card Reference: Studies in Ancient Europe (ed Coles & Simpson) 1968 265 (A Ross).

Finds (2)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

May 5 2021 11:57AM