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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 75 NE 25 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Belgic Cinerary Urns & Roman Pottery found at Northborough County Primary School, Maidstone |
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Summary
Late Iron Age urns were reported as being found in 1939. Belgic cinerary urns including a pedestal urn, and Roman pottery sherds, and a fragment of box tile were found during the construction of A.R.P. trenches at Northborough County Primary School.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 7611 5699 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ75NE |
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| Parish: | MAIDSTONE, MAIDSTONE, KENT |
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Full description
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[TQ 7611 5699]. Late Iron Age Urns found A.D. 1939 [NAT] (1) In store in Maidstone Museum are 1st c. A.D. Belgic cinerary including a pedestal urn, Ro. sherds, including samian (form 45/2nd c. A.D.), and a fragment of box tile found in November 1939 during the construction of A.R.P. trenches at Northborough County Primary School. (No accession numbers). Mr. Bricknell, school caretaker, remembers the discovery and confirmed the O.S. siting. (2)
<1> OS 1:1250 1959 (OS Card Reference). SKE48177.
<2> Pte 6" Maidstone Museum (L R A Grove undated) (OS Card Reference). SKE48890.
<4> Inf D B Kelly Asst Curator Maidstone Museum (OS Card Reference). SKE44307.
<5> F1 ASP 24.02.64 (OS Card Reference). SKE42250.
<6> Field report for monument TQ 75 NE 24 - February, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE3797.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | OS Card Reference: OS 1:1250 1959. |
| <2> | OS Card Reference: Pte 6" Maidstone Museum (L R A Grove undated). |
| <4> | OS Card Reference: Inf D B Kelly Asst Curator Maidstone Museum. |
| <5> | OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 24.02.64. |
| <6>XY | Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 75 NE 24 - February, 1964. [Mapped feature: #19195 Finds, ] |
