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Monument record TQ 57 SE 22 - Roman burial found at Bowen's Pit in 1937
Summary
A skeleton with Romano-British Upchurch pottery and fragments of cleft timber, suggesting a coffined burial were discovered in May 1937, in gravel workings
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 5602 7007 (point) FCE |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ57SE |
| County | KENT |
| District | DARTFORD, KENT |
| Civil Parish | SUTTON-AT-HONE AND HAWLEY, DARTFORD, KENT |
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
[TQ 5602 7007] Long Oo 14' 37", Lat. 51o 24' 7", A skeleton with Upchurch pottery, A.S.200-50, and fragments of cleft timber, suggesting a coffined burial were discovered in May 1937, in gravel workings (Bowen's Pit (1), about 3/8 mile S.E. of Sutton-at-Hone Church (2) Bowen's Pit ceased working about 1954 and the pit is now water filled. (3)
<1> E.Greenfield's Card Index in Dartford Museum File "Darent Valley, 942, 23, General." (OS Card Reference). SKE41555.
<2> Arch. Cant. 50, 1938, xlvii & xlviii (A.Cumberland & R.F. Jessup) (OS Card Reference). SKE37016.
<3> F1 ASP 04-SEP-64 (OS Card Reference). SKE41924.
<4> Field report for monument TQ 57 SE 22 - September, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE3059.
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SKE41555 OS Card Reference: E.Greenfield's Card Index in Dartford Museum File "Darent Valley, 942, 23, General.".
- <2>XY SKE37016 OS Card Reference: Arch. Cant. 50, 1938, xlvii & xlviii (A.Cumberland & R.F. Jessup). [Mapped feature: #65073 burial, ]
- <3> SKE41924 OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 04-SEP-64.
- <4> SKE3059 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 57 SE 22 - September, 1964.
Finds (1)
Protected Status/Designation
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Record last edited
May 5 2021 12:10PM