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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 77 NW 24 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Early Monastic site??, Cliffe |
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Summary
Is this the location of an early Monastic site founded c.686-7 AD by Caedwalla? Suspected to be an erroneous siting, a much more likely position being at Hoo St. Werburgh (see TQ 77 SE 22).
| Grid Reference: | TQ 72 75 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ77NW |
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| Parish: | CLIFFE AND CLIFFE WOODS, MEDWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- MONASTERY? (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 686 AD to 870 AD)
Full description
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Early monastic site at Hoo, founded c. 686-7 by Caedwalla. (1) Probably an erroneous siting, a much more likely position being at Hoo St. Werburgh - see TQ 77 SE 22. (2)
<1> Cart Sax 89 (OS Card Reference). SKE38597.
<2> Anglo-Saxon England 1947 69 (Stenton) (OS Card Reference). SKE33092.
<3> CW Phillips DA Index (OS Card Reference). SKE39539.
<4> M.Hopper 12.12.72 (OS Card Reference). SKE46261.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | OS Card Reference: Cart Sax 89. |
| <2>XY | OS Card Reference: Anglo-Saxon England 1947 69 (Stenton). [Mapped feature: #25310 minster, ] |
| <3> | OS Card Reference: CW Phillips DA Index. |
| <4> | OS Card Reference: M.Hopper 12.12.72. |
