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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 55 NE 6 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Romano-British cremation |
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Summary
A Roman cremation urn, filled with burnt bone and ashes and a Samian Patera were found near Ightham Court Lodge. The finds are said to have been deposited in Maidstone Museum, but could not be traced there.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 591 573 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ55NE |
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| Parish: | IGHTHAM, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT |
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Monument Types
Associated Finds
- PATERA (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- URN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Full description
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[Area TQ 592 574] sited from plan, scale 1 inch = 1 mile. A cinerary urn, filled with burnt bone and ashes and with a samian patera reversed over the mouth, was found near Ightham Court Lodge. (1) No further information was gained on this cremation, and although V.C.H. (a) says the pottery is in Maidstone Museum it could not be traced there. (2)
<1> Arch Cant 2 1859 8 (Major Luard) plan 1" to 1 mile (OS Card Reference). SKE34809.
<2> VCH Kent 3 1932 119 (OS Card Reference). SKE51004.
<3> F1 CFW 23-JUL-64 (OS Card Reference). SKE42730.
<4> Field report for monument TQ 55 NE 6 - July, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE2749.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 2 1859 8 (Major Luard) plan 1" to 1 mile. |
| <2> | OS Card Reference: VCH Kent 3 1932 119. |
| <3> | OS Card Reference: F1 CFW 23-JUL-64. |
| <4>XY | Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 55 NE 6 - July, 1964. [Mapped feature: #22380 cremation, ] |
