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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 76 NE 7 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Roman Buildings and Cremations, Amherst Redoubt, Chatham |
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Summary
Foundations of three Romano-British buildings were found during the cutting of a ditch at Amherst Redoubt in 1779. There were large quantities of painted wall plaster and broken tiles, Roman pottery, including Samian, fragments of glass and four coins (Claudius, Vespasian, Domitian, Faustina). Traces of un-urned cremations were also seen, but a positive date was not identified.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 7611 6832 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ76NE |
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| Parish: | GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
Associated Finds
- COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- SHERD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- TILE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- WALL PLASTER (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
| Protected Status: | Scheduled Monument 1003364: Brompton Lines |
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Full description
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[TQ 7611 6832] Roman Foundations found A.D. 1800-10 [T.I.] (1)
The foundations of three rooms, associated with large quantities of painted wall plaster and broken tiles, Roman pottery, including Samian (f.37) fragments of glass and four coins (Claudius, Vespasian, Domitian, Faustina), were discovered in 1779 during the cutting of the ditch of Amherst's Redoubt, Chatham. Douglas found traces of inurned cremations but was unable to identify them positively as Roman. [There would seem to be no justification for the date of the O.S. publication. George Payne, F.S.A., was the authority for this in 1907 and for the siting on the "East Side of Amherst Redoubt"] (2-5)
No further information. (6)
(7).
<1> OS 25" 1932 (OS Card Reference). SKE48260.
<2> "Nen Brit" 1793 138-40 (plan pl 28) (J Douglas) (OS Card Reference). SKE32675.
<3> "Hist of Kent" 2 1782 74 (E Hastard) (OS Card Reference). SKE32630.
<4> VCH Kent 3 1932 110 (MV Taylor) (OS Card Reference). SKE50995.
<5> Rev ONB 1932-3 69 (OS Card Reference). SKE49187.
<6> F1 CFW 09.11.64 (OS Card Reference). SKE42488.
<7> Field report for monument TQ 76 NE 7 - November, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE4033.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | OS Card Reference: OS 25" 1932. |
| <2> | OS Card Reference: "Nen Brit" 1793 138-40 (plan pl 28) (J Douglas). |
| <3>XY | OS Card Reference: "Hist of Kent" 2 1782 74 (E Hastard). [Mapped feature: #21445 roman building, ] |
| <4> | OS Card Reference: VCH Kent 3 1932 110 (MV Taylor). |
| <5> | OS Card Reference: Rev ONB 1932-3 69. |
| <6> | OS Card Reference: F1 CFW 09.11.64. |
| <7> | Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 76 NE 7 - November, 1964. |
