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Monument details

HER Number:TQ 77 SE 3
Type of record:Monument
Name:Romano-British cremation, Hoo Ness, Hoo St. Werburgh

Summary

Romano-British cremations, found during sea-walling operations in 1912 at Hoo Ness by Gillingham Reach. The cremations were found below the level of the marshes, and consisted of cinerary urns, vases and a few paterae of pseudo-Samian. Pottery from this site is now in Maidstone Museum. The findspot should be considered as approximate only.

Grid Reference:TQ 782 701
Map Sheet:TQ77SE
Parish:HOO ST WERBURGH, MEDWAY, KENT

Monument Types

  • CINERARY URN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • CREMATION (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • VASE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

Associated Finds

  • DISH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

Full description

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[TQ 78247015] R-B interments found 1912. (1) During sea-walling operations in 1912 on the river front, c. 1 mile SW of Hoo church and bounded by Short Reach on the west and Gillingham Reach on the south, Roman interments were met with c. 4' below the level of the marshes, consisting of cinerary urns, vases and a few paterae of pseudo-Samian. (2) [Add. Ref.] (3) Pottery from this site is now in Maidstone Museum (4) The evidence for siting by Mr. Fisher, now deceased, [authority 1] is not known. The findspot should be considered as approximate only (5). Additional references (6-8). For listings of site in context with other discoveries in Kent see (9). No visible remains in 2004. (10)


<1> Maidstone Mus Arch 6" CE Fisher (undated) (OS Card Reference). SKE46294.

<2> Arch Cant 31 1915 280 (G Payne) (OS Card Reference). SKE34997.

<3> VCH Kent III 1932 157 (OS Card Reference). SKE51185.

<4> F1 AC 29-OCT-51 (OS Card Reference). SKE41849.

<5> Oral Mr LRA Grove BA FSA Curator Maidstone Mus (OS Card Reference). SKE47961.

<6> F2 EG 16-DEC-58 (OS Card Reference). SKE43306.

<7> Field report for monument TQ 77 SE 3 - October, 1951 (Bibliographic reference). SKE4246.

<8> Field report for monument TQ 77 SE 3 - December, 1958 (Bibliographic reference). SKE4247.

<9> Anon., 1915, Researches and discoveries in Kent, p.280 (Article in serial). SWX7427.

<10> Wessex Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year One report (Unpublished document). SWX12121.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref. Source description
<1>OS Card Reference: Maidstone Mus Arch 6" CE Fisher (undated).
<2>XYOS Card Reference: Arch Cant 31 1915 280 (G Payne). [Mapped feature: #25674 cremation, ]
<3>OS Card Reference: VCH Kent III 1932 157.
<4>OS Card Reference: F1 AC 29-OCT-51.
<5>OS Card Reference: Oral Mr LRA Grove BA FSA Curator Maidstone Mus.
<6>OS Card Reference: F2 EG 16-DEC-58.
<7>Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 77 SE 3 - October, 1951.
<8>Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 77 SE 3 - December, 1958.
<9>Article in serial: Anon.. 1915. Researches and discoveries in Kent. 31, pages 280. p.280.
<10>Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2005. North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year One report.