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Monument details

HER Number:TQ 75 NE 20
Type of record:Monument
Name:Possible Roman Building near Allington Castle, Maidstone

Summary

Site of a Romano-British building is suggested by Roman remains found close to Allington Castle since A.D. 1844. Roman circles and other remains have been noticed at various times in particular in 1844 when four large tiles of a hypocaust pillar were dug up to the west of the castle. Objects from the area are in Maidstone Museum. A field survey at Allington Castle also noted 2 dished earthworks.


Grid Reference:TQ 7509 5782
Map Sheet:TQ75NE
Parish:MAIDSTONE, MAIDSTONE, KENT

Monument Types

  • (Former Type) BUILDING? (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • HYPOCAUST? (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

Full description

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[TQ 75105782] Roman Remains found A.D. 1844 [NAT] (1) Roman circles and other remains have been noticed at various times close to Allington Castle [TQ 75 NE 21] in particular in 1844 when four large tiles of a hypocaust pillar were dug up to the west of the castle. Objects from the area are in Maidstone Museum. (2-3) There is a large number of Roman tiles in store in Maidstone Museum of unknown provenance, among which may be the above. The museum have no records of any finds coming from this site, and nothing appears to be known about it (a). Enquiries at the Castle were negative. (4) Additional bibliography. (5-6) A field survey at Allington Castle noted 2 dished earthworks one approx. 20m and the other 15-20m in diameter. The first is at NGR TQ 7507 5778 and the second at TQ 7516 5777 about 40m SW of the possible Roman building. Both have gently sloping sides and are around 10-15cm deep. (7-9) KE 58 Listed as the possible site of a Roman villa. (10)


<1> OS 6" 1961 (OS Card Reference). SKE48369.

<2> VCH Kent 3 1932 103 (M V Taylor) (OS Card Reference). SKE50989.

<3> British Archaeological Association, 1847, Proceedings of the Association, January 7, 1846, JBAA 2 1847 88 (T Charles) (Article in serial). SKE24801.

<4> Inf D B Kelly Asst Curator Maidstone Museum (OS Card Reference). SKE44307.

<5> F1 ASP 04.03.64 (OS Card Reference). SKE41914.

<6> JBAA 4 1849 67-68 (Rev Beale Poste) (OS Card Reference). SKE44964.

<7> Country Life 43 386 (OS Card Reference). SKE39430.

<8> Field report for monument TQ 75 NE 19 - March, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE3790.

<9> Untitled Source, Arch South East Field survey 1997. (Unpublished document). SKE6451.

<10> Eleanor Scott, 1993, A gazetteer of Roman villas in Britain (Unspecified Type). SWX23549.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref. Source description
<1>OS Card Reference: OS 6" 1961.
<2>OS Card Reference: VCH Kent 3 1932 103 (M V Taylor).
<3>XYArticle in serial: British Archaeological Association. 1847. Proceedings of the Association, January 7, 1846. JBAA II, 85-103. JBAA 2 1847 88 (T Charles). [Mapped feature: #19189 Villa?, ]
<4>OS Card Reference: Inf D B Kelly Asst Curator Maidstone Museum.
<5>OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 04.03.64.
<6>OS Card Reference: JBAA 4 1849 67-68 (Rev Beale Poste).
<7>OS Card Reference: Country Life 43 386.
<8>Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 75 NE 19 - March, 1964.
<9>Unpublished document: Arch South East Field survey 1997..
<10>(No record type): Eleanor Scott. 1993. A gazetteer of Roman villas in Britain.