Monument record TQ 57 SW 91 - Roman burial
Summary
Location
Grid reference | TQ 546 745 (point) |
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Map sheet | TQ57SW |
County | KENT |
District | DARTFORD, KENT |
Civil Parish | DARTFORD, DARTFORD, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Roman interments (1),at the top of the chalk quarry, between the Dartford Cement Company's Works and the road leading from the eastern end of Dartford High Street to Joyce Green. The skeletons lay N. and S., head to the N., in graves, side by side, 2 ft. 6 in. from the surface. The only associated find was a 2nd brass of Claudius (2). TQ 5468 7454 & TQ 5471 7462 (TQ 57 SW 1015) (Symbols shown for R.B. interments.] [Do not agree with Authority 1 siting, being both alongside Temple Hill, some 300.0 m. south.] (2). Roman coin not in Dartford Museum. No further information about these sites could be obtained (3). Additional reference from a relevant field report (4).
<1> Kent Archives Dept. 6" (Gordon Ward, 1920-30) (OS Card Reference). SKE45904.
<2> Arch. Cant. vol. 24, 1900, p. liii, (Geo. Payne) (OS Card Reference). SKE37086.
<3> F1 ASP 16-OCT-59 (OS Card Reference). SKE42140.
<4> Field report for monument TQ 57 SW 91 - October, 1959 (Bibliographic reference). SKE3193.
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SKE45904 OS Card Reference: Kent Archives Dept. 6" (Gordon Ward, 1920-30).
- <2> SKE37086 OS Card Reference: Arch. Cant. vol. 24, 1900, p. liii, (Geo. Payne).
- <3> SKE42140 OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 16-OCT-59.
- <4>XY SKE3193 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 57 SW 91 - October, 1959. [Mapped feature: #82469 find, ]
Finds (1)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
May 17 2021 5:27PM