Monument record TR 36 SW 73 - Bronze Age/early Iron Age crouched inhumation burial, Minster

Summary

A Bronze Age crouched burial was previously found near the Monkton road close to Hoo. A large quantity of flint nodules and some worked flints were found beneath and surrounding the skeleton. The fill of the grave contained fragments of burnt flint and flint tempered pottery sherds similar in form to types from the late Bronze Age or early Iron Age. The materials recovered from the fill of the burial feature are thought to be midden material from a suspected nearby settlement.

Location

Grid reference TR 302 648 (point) FCE
Map sheet TR36SW
County KENT
District THANET, KENT
Civil Parish MINSTER, THANET, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

<1> Isle of Thanet Arch Unit Sites and Mons Archive 1988 rec no 205 (OS Card Reference). SKE44590.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1>XY OS Card Reference: Isle of Thanet Arch Unit Sites and Mons Archive 1988 rec no 205. [Mapped feature: #66506 burial, ]

Finds (2)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Jul 30 2023 4:28PM