Findspot record TR 34 SW 1813 - Anglo Saxon beads and personal ornaments discovered on Priory Hill, Dover

Summary

An assemblage of Anglo Saxon grave goods was acquired by the British Museum in 1879, the assemblage includes a fine composite brooch (TR 34 SW 148), a small group of beads and other personal ornaments. It is likely that these came from the same grave, which was part of a known Anglo Saxon cemetery on Priory Hill, Dover, though the circumstances of their discovery is unknown. (location accurate to the nearest 100m based on available information)

Location

Grid reference TR 3132 4172 (point) Estimated from sources
Map sheet TR34SW
County KENT
District DOVER, KENT
Civil Parish DOVER, DOVER, KENT

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Full Description

<1> S. E. Rigold and L. E. Webster, Archaeologia Cantiana: Three Anglo Saxon Disk Brooches. Vol 85 (Article in serial). SKE31917.

<2> The British Museum, British Museum online collection, Museum numbers 1879, 1013.2-9 (Website). SKE32302.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Article in serial: S. E. Rigold and L. E. Webster. Archaeologia Cantiana: Three Anglo Saxon Disk Brooches. Vol 85. Vol. 85 pp. 1-18.
  • <2> Website: The British Museum. British Museum online collection. Museum numbers 1879, 1013.2-9.

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Record last edited

Jul 4 2017 5:04PM