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Findspot record TR 37 SW 10 - AS strap-end, Westgate-on-Sea
Summary
Early-medieval silver strap-end found on the beach in 1980 at St Mildred's Bay, Westgate-on-Sea
Location
| Grid reference | TR 32 69 (point) LO |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TR36NW |
| Civil Parish | MARGATE, THANET, KENT |
| County | KENT |
| District | THANET, KENT |
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Full Description
[TR 326 704] Silver strap-end found on the beach in 1980 at St Mildred's Bay, Westgate-on-Sea. The strap-end dates to the C9th and has an animal-head terminal decorated in the 'Trenhiddle style' of Anglo-Saxon art. It is now in the Royal Museum, Canterbury. (1,2) The silver strap end was found by a metal detector. He relates that he excavated this from an ancient buried horizon composed of reeds and/or rushes. (3)
<1> Arch Cant 99 1983 21-24 illus (J Graham-Campbell) (OS Card Reference). SKE36338.
<2> Md Arch 26 1982 144-5 illus (J Graham-Campbell) (OS Card Reference). SKE46627.
<3> Isle of Thanet Arch Unit Sites and Mons Archive 1988 Rec no 61 (OS Card Reference). SKE44671.
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Record last edited
Aug 21 2023 11:40AM