TR 34 SW 32 - Buckland Anglo-Saxon cemetery Buckland, Dover

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Monument record TR 34 SW 32 - Buckland Anglo-Saxon cemetery Buckland, Dover

Summary

A cemetery in use during the pagan Saxon period from the late 5th century to the middle 7th century was excavated by Miss V Evison and G C Dunning on the Buckland council house estate in 1951/2 when 126 graves were found. Excavations in 1994 by the Canterbury Archaeological Trust revealed another large section of the cemetery; 244 graves were excavated. The cemetery may originally have had more than 500 such burials and further burials could survive in the area. The site extends over the middle slopes of a steep south-west facing side of the Dour valley. On Upper Chalk 30-80m contours. The enclosed un-excavateed land may contain further burials.

Location

Grid reference	Centred TR 3095 4296 (100m by 108m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	TR34SW
County	KENT
District	DOVER, KENT
Civil Parish	DOVER, DOVER, KENT

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INHUMATION CEMETERY (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 475 AD to 650 AD)

Full Description

Andrew Richardson, 2000, Gazetteer of Anglo-Saxon Cemeteries and Burial-Sites in Kent (Unpublished document). SKE29253.

<1> Jessup, F.W., 1953, Annual report for the year ended 31st December 1952, Arch Cant LXV 1952: xlii (Article in serial). SKE24828.

<02> F1 NVQ 23.09.54 (OS Card Reference). SKE43039.

<03> Gaz of Early Anglo-Saxon Burial Sites (Audrey Meaney) (OS Card Reference). SKE43505.

<04> F2 ASP 25.05.64 (OS Card Reference). SKE43161.

<05> Ant J 44 1964 242-5 Fig (V I Evison) (OS Card Reference). SKE33191.

<06> The Spearheads of the Ang-Sax Settlements 1973 (MJ Swanton) 170-71 82-83 202-04 (OS Card Reference). SKE50515.

<07> Dover; The Buckland Anglo-Saxon Cemetery 1987 (VI Evison) 1-412 (OS Card Reference). SKE41502.

<08> Arch Cant 71 1957 36 (GC Dunning) (OS Card Reference). SKE35498.

<09> A Corpus of AS Pottery of the Pagan Period 1 1977 92 (OS Card Reference). SKE32760.

<10> A Corpus of Wheel-Thrown Pottery in AS Graves 1979 66 71 72 73 75 79 (VI Evison (OS Card Reference). SKE32772.

<11> Arch 107 1982 47-8 53 63 (VI Evison) (OS Card Reference). SKE34371.

<12> The Arch of AS Eng 1976 161 (DM Wilson) (OS Card Reference). SKE49956.

<13> Ant J 55 1975 78 83 (VI Evison) (OS Card Reference). SKE33212.

<14> Ant 39 1965 214-17 (VI Evison) (OS Card Reference). SKE33115.

<15> Arch 101 1967 63-118 (VI Evison) (OS Card Reference). SKE34366.

<16> BAR 128 Sceattas in Eng and on the Continent 1984 251 (D Hill and DM Metcalf) (OS Card Reference). SKE37489.

<17> Field report for monument TR 34 SW 32 - September, 1954 (Bibliographic reference). SKE5980.

<18> Field report for monument TR 34 SW 32 - May, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE5981.

<19> Archaeology South-East, 1994, Castle View, Dover, Kent: Archaeological Evaluation Report (Unpublished document). SKE6879.

<20> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 1996, Canterbury's Archaeology 1994 - 1995, CAT Annual Report 1994-5: 27-31 (Serial). SKE11882.

<21> Parfitt, K., 1995, Buckland Anglo-Saxon Cemetery: An Interim Report, Arch Cant CXIV 1994: 454-456 (Article in serial). SKE24829.

<22> Parfitt, K. and Anderson, T., 2012, Buckland Anglo-Saxon Cemetery, Dover: Excavations 1994 (Monograph). SKE24827.

<23> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 1994-1995, Canterbury’s Archaeology 1994–1995, Fieldwork III Kent sites (Article in serial). SKE32046.

Sources/Archives (24)

--- SKE29253 Unpublished document: Andrew Richardson. 2000. Gazetteer of Anglo-Saxon Cemeteries and Burial-Sites in Kent.
<1> SKE24828 Article in serial: Jessup, F.W.. 1953. Annual report for the year ended 31st December 1952. Arch Cant LXV 1952: xli-xlv. Arch Cant LXV 1952: xlii.
<02> SKE43039 OS Card Reference: F1 NVQ 23.09.54.
<03> SKE43505 OS Card Reference: Gaz of Early Anglo-Saxon Burial Sites (Audrey Meaney).
<04> SKE43161 OS Card Reference: F2 ASP 25.05.64.
<05> SKE33191 OS Card Reference: Ant J 44 1964 242-5 Fig (V I Evison).
<06> SKE50515 OS Card Reference: The Spearheads of the Ang-Sax Settlements 1973 (MJ Swanton) 170-71 82-83 202-04.
<07> SKE41502 OS Card Reference: Dover; The Buckland Anglo-Saxon Cemetery 1987 (VI Evison) 1-412.
<08> SKE35498 OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 71 1957 36 (GC Dunning).
<09> SKE32760 OS Card Reference: A Corpus of AS Pottery of the Pagan Period 1 1977 92.
<10> SKE32772 OS Card Reference: A Corpus of Wheel-Thrown Pottery in AS Graves 1979 66 71 72 73 75 79 (VI Evison.
<11> SKE34371 OS Card Reference: Arch 107 1982 47-8 53 63 (VI Evison).
<12> SKE49956 OS Card Reference: The Arch of AS Eng 1976 161 (DM Wilson).
<13> SKE33212 OS Card Reference: Ant J 55 1975 78 83 (VI Evison).
<14> SKE33115 OS Card Reference: Ant 39 1965 214-17 (VI Evison).
<15> SKE34366 OS Card Reference: Arch 101 1967 63-118 (VI Evison).
<16> SKE37489 OS Card Reference: BAR 128 Sceattas in Eng and on the Continent 1984 251 (D Hill and DM Metcalf).
<17> SKE5980 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 34 SW 32 - September, 1954.
<18> SKE5981 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 34 SW 32 - May, 1964.
<19> SKE6879 Unpublished document: Archaeology South-East. 1994. Castle View, Dover, Kent: Archaeological Evaluation Report.
<20>XY SKE11882 Serial: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 1996. Canterbury's Archaeology 1994 - 1995. CAT Annual Report 1994-5: 27-31. [Mapped feature: #55188 Cemetery, ]
<21> SKE24829 Article in serial: Parfitt, K.. 1995. Buckland Anglo-Saxon Cemetery: An Interim Report. Arch Cant CXIV 1994: 454-456. Arch Cant CXIV 1994: 454-456.
<22> SKE24827 Monograph: Parfitt, K. and Anderson, T.. 2012. Buckland Anglo-Saxon Cemetery, Dover: Excavations 1994.
<23> SKE32046 Article in serial: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 1994-1995. Canterbury’s Archaeology 1994–1995, Fieldwork III Kent sites. 1994-1995, III Kent sites.

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Related Events/Activities (3)

Intrusive Event: Evaluation of Castle View, Buckland, Dover (Ref: 1993/128) (EKE5082)
Intrusive Event: Excavation of Buckland Anglo-Saxon cemetery, Castle View, 1994 (EKE13043)
Intrusive Event: Excavation of Buckland Council housing estate, Dover (Dover II Old Park) (Ref: EI 15035) (EKE4004)

Record last edited

Mar 16 2023 5:14PM