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Monument details

HER Number:TQ 75 NW 15
Type of record:Monument
Name:Romano-British burials, pottery and glass bottle, near former Chapel of St Lawrence, Maidstone

Summary

A short distance east of the (former) chapel of St. Lawrence, before 1862, a square bottle of glass with a reeded handle, two samian dishes and a cup, together with six vessels of coarse pottery were found, probably indicating Romano-British burials. The bottle is on display in maidstone museum

Grid Reference:TQ 7345 5599
Map Sheet:TQ75NW
Parish:MAIDSTONE, MAIDSTONE, KENT

Monument Types

  • BURIAL (BURIAL, Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

Associated Finds

  • BOTTLE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • CUP (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • DISH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • VESSEL (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

Full description

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[TQ 73465600] Roman Remains found A.D.1862 [NAT] (1) A short distance east of the (former) chapel of St. Lawrence, before 1862, a square bottle of glass with a reeded handle, two samian dishes (forms 18/31 and 31) and a cup (form 33) stamped Comus (?Fec) together with six vessels of coarse pottery. (2) "A Roman urn found in the Hermitage Wood at Malling probably pointing out a burial ... " [Auth. 3 p.160, identifies this with the pre 1862 finds.] (3) RB Burials, Urns, etc. in Maidstone Mus. (4) The square glass bottle is on display in Maidstone Museum (No accession number). The remainder of the finds have not be located: they are not listed in the museum records. Authority 1 siting falls within a long established orchard. Siting on O.S. 1/1250 1956 at TQ 73405597 is in pastureland unploughed for many years. (5) Roman Burials found 1862 [NAT] [TQ 7346 5600] (6)


<1> OS 6" 1931-47 (OS Card Reference). SKE48329.

<2> VCH Kent 3 1932 144 (R F Jessup M V Taylor) (OS Card Reference). SKE51023.

<3> Memorials of Malling (1893) 7 (C H Fielding) (OS Card Reference). SKE46875.

<4> Rec 6" (O G S Crawford undated) (OS Card Reference). SKE49046.

<5> F1 ASP 03.03.64 (OS Card Reference). SKE41901.

<6> OS 1:10000 1974 (OS Card Reference). SKE48159.

<7> Field report for monument TQ 75 NW 15 - March, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE3867.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref. Source description
<1>OS Card Reference: OS 6" 1931-47.
<2>OS Card Reference: VCH Kent 3 1932 144 (R F Jessup M V Taylor).
<3>OS Card Reference: Memorials of Malling (1893) 7 (C H Fielding).
<4>OS Card Reference: Rec 6" (O G S Crawford undated).
<5>OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 03.03.64.
<6>OS Card Reference: OS 1:10000 1974.
<7>XYBibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 75 NW 15 - March, 1964. [Mapped feature: #19707 find, ]