Monument record TR 36 SE 6 - Roman and early medieval burials, West Cliff, Ramsgate

Summary

Roman inhumations and cremations, and Anglo-Saxon inhumations with grave goods including swords. The site is located on a plateau, that slopes to the south. ending 300m to the south, in a vertical Chalk cliff. OD 30-40m.

Location

Grid reference TR 374 645 (point) FCE
Map sheet TR36SE
Civil Parish RAMSGATE, THANET, KENT
County KENT
District THANET, KENT

Map

Type and Period (5)

Full Description

<1> OS 1:2500 1939 (OS Card Reference). SKE48197.

<2> Hist and Ant of St Lawrence 1895 263 and footnote (C Cotton) (OS Card Reference). SKE43771.

<3> JBAA 2 1847 281 (C R Smith) (OS Card Reference). SKE44889.

<4> VCH Kent 1 1908 386 (R A Smith) (OS Card Reference). SKE50878.

<5> F1 CFW 11-OCT-63 (OS Card Reference). SKE42535.

<6> Thanet The Arch Heritage c 1982 10 (Thanet Dist Council and Isle of Thanet Arch Unit) (OS Card Reference). SKE49880.

<7> A Gazetteer of Early Anglo Saxon Burial Sites 1964 132 (A L S Meaney) (OS Card Reference). SKE32787.

<8> Isle of Thanet Arch Unit Sites and Mons Archive 1988 Record No 183 (OS Card Reference). SKE44703.

<9> The Arts in Early England 4 1915 699-700 (G Baldwin Brown) (OS Card Reference). SKE50098.

<10> Field report for monument TR 36 SE 6 - October, 1963 (Bibliographic reference). SKE6257.

Sources/Archives (10)

  • <1> OS Card Reference: OS 1:2500 1939.
  • <2> OS Card Reference: Hist and Ant of St Lawrence 1895 263 and footnote (C Cotton).
  • <3> OS Card Reference: JBAA 2 1847 281 (C R Smith).
  • <4> OS Card Reference: VCH Kent 1 1908 386 (R A Smith).
  • <5> OS Card Reference: F1 CFW 11-OCT-63.
  • <6> OS Card Reference: Thanet The Arch Heritage c 1982 10 (Thanet Dist Council and Isle of Thanet Arch Unit).
  • <7>XY OS Card Reference: A Gazetteer of Early Anglo Saxon Burial Sites 1964 132 (A L S Meaney). [Mapped feature: #65352 burials, ]
  • <8> OS Card Reference: Isle of Thanet Arch Unit Sites and Mons Archive 1988 Record No 183.
  • <9> OS Card Reference: The Arts in Early England 4 1915 699-700 (G Baldwin Brown).
  • <10> Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 36 SE 6 - October, 1963.

Finds (2)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Jul 24 2023 12:18PM