Monument record TR 15 NW 2122 - Roman Cremations, Roundhouse Public House, Wincheap

Summary

During the construction of the Round House Public House in August 1860 several Roman cremation burials were observed. The urns were located at a depth of 1.83m below the surface in a deep trench cut into brickearth and were accompanied by a black patera, an urn from Castor and a coin of Constantine.

Location

Grid reference TR 1453 5733 (point)
Map sheet TR15NW
District CANTERBURY, KENT
Civil Parish CANTERBURY, CANTERBURY, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Jenkins, F, Kent Sheet XLVI.N.E, Jenkins annotated map (Cartographic materials). SKE30116.

Brent, J., 1861, Roman cemeteries in Canterbury, with some conjectures concerning its earliest inhabitants (Article in serial). SKE29706.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • --- Article in serial: Brent, J.. 1861. Roman cemeteries in Canterbury, with some conjectures concerning its earliest inhabitants. Archaeologia Cantiana 4: 27-42..
  • --- Cartographic materials: Jenkins, F. Kent Sheet XLVI.N.E, Jenkins annotated map.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Intrusive Event: Excavation at The Roundhouse PH, Wincheap, 1860 (Ref: CAT: 115) (EKE13549)

Record last edited

Apr 28 2015 1:59PM