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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 75 SW 1 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Roman Burials at East Farleigh |
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Summary
Two cremation burials were found in 1845 at Gallants Court, on the east side of Gallants Lane south of Gallants Farm. One burial consisted of a black globular urn containing ashes and an ornamented white bronzed Castor vessel together with fragments of other vessels, all placed in a stone cist. Another was found with pottery vessels, including a samian patera stamped Habicnsm, and two coins. Both coins were badly worn but one is of Faustina. The whereabouts of the finds is unknown.
The find site is under a long established orchard.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 7284 5239 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ75SW |
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| Parish: | EAST FARLEIGH, MAIDSTONE, KENT |
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Monument Types
- CINERARY URN (Roman - 140 AD? to 299 AD? (at some time))
- CIST (Roman - 140 AD to 299 AD)
- CREMATION (Roman - 140 AD? to 299 AD? (at some time))
Associated Finds
- VESSEL (Roman - 43 AD? to 299 AD?)
- HUMAN REMAINS (Roman - 140 AD? to 299 AD?)
- COIN (Roman - 160 AD? to 198 AD?)
Full description
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[TQ 72845239] Roman Sepulchral Urns found AD.1845 (NAT) (1) A cemetery was found in 1845 at Gallants Court, on the east side of Gallants Lane, 350 yards south of Gallants Farm. One deposit consisted of a black globular urn containing ashes and an ornamented white bronzed Castor vessel together with fragments of other vessels all placed in a stone cist. (2) Mainly sim. infm. Found on the west side of a large field immediately opposite a farmhouse, in trenching for lucerne. A fortnight later another deposit was found with a samian patera stamped Habicnsm and flagons and other pottery. Two coins were found, both 'obliterated' but one is of Faustina. (3) No further information was gained on these burials at Gallants Farm: the site lies in a long-established orchard. None of the finds was traced in Maidstone Museum. (4) Additional bibliography. (5-6)
<1> OS 6" 1938 (OS Card Reference). SKE48349.
<2> VCH Kent 3 1932 154 (OS Card Reference). SKE51053.
<3> JBAA 2 1847 73ff (Beale Post) (OS Card Reference). SKE44891.
<4> F1 CFW 07.02.64 (OS Card Reference). SKE42457.
<5> KAR 35 1974 133-35 (J Saynor) (OS Card Reference). SKE45308.
<6> Britannia 5 1974 459 (D R Wilson) (OS Card Reference). SKE38375.
<7> Field report for monument TQ 75 SW 1 - February, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE3979.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | OS Card Reference: OS 6" 1938. |
| <2> | OS Card Reference: VCH Kent 3 1932 154. |
| <3> | OS Card Reference: JBAA 2 1847 73ff (Beale Post). |
| <4> | OS Card Reference: F1 CFW 07.02.64. |
| <5> | OS Card Reference: KAR 35 1974 133-35 (J Saynor). |
| <6>XY | OS Card Reference: Britannia 5 1974 459 (D R Wilson). [Mapped feature: #20832 burial, ] |
| <7> | Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 75 SW 1 - February, 1964. |
