Monument record TQ 57 SE 29 - Early Medieval Cemetery

Summary

Early Medieval cemetery. Excavations in 1954 and 1978, in conjunction with a chance find in 1881, have revealed 5 graves, and scatters of bone in the limited trenches suggests the cemetery's extent. Grave goods with one or two inhumations found in 1978 include a unique 5th century glass bowl with Christian monogram of the Chi-Rho type which cannot, however, prove this to have been a Christian burial. The site lies at the crest of the steep south facing slope of a chalk ridge, overlooking a dry valley leading to the Darent Valley 1.5km to the west. Bedrock chalk overlaid by brown clay loam and hill-wash. OD 55-59m.

Location

Grid reference Centred TQ 5658 7286 (237m by 206m) FCE
Map sheet TQ57SE
County KENT
District DARTFORD, KENT
Civil Parish DARENTH, DARTFORD, KENT

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Andrew Richardson, 2000, Gazetteer of Anglo-Saxon Cemeteries and Burial-Sites in Kent (Unpublished document). SKE29253.

<1> M.Bruce Mitford. (OS Card Reference). SKE46225.

<2> Corr 6' (P.J.Tester 1957) (OS Card Reference). SKE39257.

<3> Arch. Cant. Vol. 70, 1956 pp 187-191 photo (D.M.Wilson) (OS Card Reference). SKE37100.

<4> F1 ASP 29-JUL-60 (OS Card Reference). SKE42346.

<5> Arch Cant 70 1956 187-191 (OS Card Reference). SKE35468.

<6> DOE (IAM) Rec Form 30.10.79 (OS Card Reference). SKE40719.

<7> Kent Arch Review 53 1978 60-1 (OS Card Reference). SKE45858.

<8> Arch Excvs 1973 14 (HMSO G W Meates) (OS Card Reference). SKE36505.

<9> English Heritage SAMs, Kent (1992) 9 (OS Card Reference). SKE41635.

<10> Field report for monument TQ 57 SE 29 - July, 1960 (Bibliographic reference). SKE3066.

<11> Untitled Source, CAT WB on Thames Water Pipeline, Gore Rd Darenth (Unpublished document). SKE6451.

<12> English Heritage, Register of Scheduled Monuments (Scheduling record). SKE16191.

<13> Historic England, National Heritage List for England (Index). SKE29372.

<14> Audrey Meaney, 1964, Gazetteer of Early Anglo Saxon Burial Sites (Monograph). SKE32125.

<15> R.M. Walsh, Arch Cant 1980, 1980, Anglo-Saxon Cemetery, Darenth Park Hospital, Dartford (Article in serial). SKE29332.

<16> Kent Archaeological Society, 1981, Archaeologia Cantiana vol. 96, pp305-320 (Article in serial). SKE53738.

<17> Dartford District Archaeological Group, 1986, Rediscovering Dartford, 14-17,50 (Article in serial). SKE52248.

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  • --- Unpublished document: Andrew Richardson. 2000. Gazetteer of Anglo-Saxon Cemeteries and Burial-Sites in Kent.
  • <1> OS Card Reference: M.Bruce Mitford..
  • <2> OS Card Reference: Corr 6' (P.J.Tester 1957).
  • <3> OS Card Reference: Arch. Cant. Vol. 70, 1956 pp 187-191 photo (D.M.Wilson).
  • <4> OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 29-JUL-60.
  • <5> OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 70 1956 187-191.
  • <6> OS Card Reference: DOE (IAM) Rec Form 30.10.79.
  • <7> OS Card Reference: Kent Arch Review 53 1978 60-1.
  • <8> OS Card Reference: Arch Excvs 1973 14 (HMSO G W Meates).
  • <9> OS Card Reference: English Heritage SAMs, Kent (1992) 9.
  • <10> Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 57 SE 29 - July, 1960.
  • <11> Unpublished document: CAT WB on Thames Water Pipeline, Gore Rd Darenth.
  • <12> Scheduling record: English Heritage. Register of Scheduled Monuments.
  • <13> Index: Historic England. National Heritage List for England.
  • <14> Monograph: Audrey Meaney. 1964. Gazetteer of Early Anglo Saxon Burial Sites.
  • <15> Article in serial: R.M. Walsh, Arch Cant 1980. 1980. Anglo-Saxon Cemetery, Darenth Park Hospital, Dartford. Arch Cant 96, 1980, pp.305-320.
  • <16> Article in serial: Kent Archaeological Society. 1981. Archaeologia Cantiana vol. 96. Vol. 96. pp305-320.
  • <17> Article in serial: Dartford District Archaeological Group. 1986. Rediscovering Dartford. page 22. 14-17,50.

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Related Events/Activities (5)

  • Intrusive Event: DARENTH PARK HOSPITAL (EKE20699)
  • Intrusive Event: DARENTH PARK HOSPITAL (Ref: EI 14879) (EKE3892)
  • Intrusive Event: DARENTH PARK HOSPITAL (Ref: EI 14880) (EKE4700)
  • Intrusive Event: DARENTH PARK HOSPITAL (Ref: EI 14881) (EKE3893)
  • Intrusive Event: DARENTH PARK HOSPITAL (Ref: EI 14882) (EKE3894)

Record last edited

Nov 15 2022 10:43AM