Monument record TR 23 NW 698 - Possible Cremation Pit Burial, County ground, Folkestone

Summary

A Wessex Archaeology programme of archaeological mitigation works uncovered a pit filled with charcoal and a small quantity of cremated human bone which was interpreted as a cremation burial.

Location

Grid reference TR 2136 3680 (point)
Map sheet TR23NW
Civil Parish FOLKESTONE, SHEPWAY, KENT
County KENT
District FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT

Map

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

<1> Wessex Archaeology, 2011, Folkestone Cricket Club, The County Ground, Cheriton Road, Folkestone, Kent: Mitigation Works Assessment Report (Unpublished document). SKE31204.

<2> Rob De'Athe, 2015, Late Prehistoric Enclosures at Folkestone Cricket Club Ground (Article in serial). SKE51684.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. Folkestone Cricket Club, The County Ground, Cheriton Road, Folkestone, Kent: Mitigation Works Assessment Report.
  • <2> Article in serial: Rob De'Athe. 2015. Late Prehistoric Enclosures at Folkestone Cricket Club Ground. Archaeologia Cantiana vol. 136 pp 205-213.

Finds (2)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Intrusive Event: Folkestone Cricket Club, The County Ground, Cheriton Road, Folkestone, Kent: Mitigation Works Assessment Report (Ref: WA Project No. 77310.01) (EKE14646)

Record last edited

Aug 31 2018 10:42AM