Monument record TQ 57 SE 62 - Roman cremation and pottery

Summary

Roman pottery and a complete early 2nd century urn containing calcined bones were found in a gravel pit at Horns Cross. The urn is now in Maidstone museum.

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Grid reference TQ 56 73 (point) LO
Map sheet TQ57SE
County KENT
District DARTFORD, KENT
Civil Parish STONE, DARTFORD, KENT

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[Marginal] Several Roman Potsherds and a complete early 2nd c. urn containing calcined bones, were found in a gravel pit of the Stone Court Ballast Coy., at Horns Cross, Greenhithe. The urn (Frere's 'Ashford' type) is now in Maidstone Museum. (1-2) The Stone Court Ballast Co. (now defunct) owned and worked several pits in the Horns Cross area(a). All are now disused and overgrown. No further information. (3)


<1> Arch. Cant. 43, 1931, 1. (OS Card Reference). SKE37005.

<2> Arch. J. 101, 1946, 59 (illust.) (S.S. Frere) (OS Card Reference). SKE37148.

<3> Inf: A.P.C.M. Research Laboratories, Stone Castle, Stone. (OS Card Reference). SKE44409.

<4> F1 ASP 08-SEP-64 (OS Card Reference). SKE42006.

<5> Field report for monument TQ 57 SE 62 - September, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE3101.

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  • <1> OS Card Reference: Arch. Cant. 43, 1931, 1..
  • <2> OS Card Reference: Arch. J. 101, 1946, 59 (illust.) (S.S. Frere).
  • <3> OS Card Reference: Inf: A.P.C.M. Research Laboratories, Stone Castle, Stone..
  • <4> OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 08-SEP-64.
  • <5>XY Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 57 SE 62 - September, 1964. [Mapped feature: #69353 Find, ]

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Record last edited

Aug 27 2024 8:30AM