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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 86 NE 34 |
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| Type of record: | Findspot |
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| Name: | Roman pottery find |
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Summary
Finds of four early 2nd century pots may indicate a Roman occupation site.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 8605 6875 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ86NE |
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| Parish: | UPCHURCH, SWALE, KENT |
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Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Roman - 100 AD to 132 AD)
- SITE? (Roman - 100 AD to 132 AD)
Associated Finds
- VESSEL (Roman - 100 AD to 132 AD)
Full description
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TQ ** Four early 2nd century pots from a domestic site were found in January, 1962 by Mr. G. Davis who retains them. The site is on the foreshore below high water mark and no further evidence of occupation was found. One of these vessels (a small bowl) is featured on the illustration on TQ 86 NE 1 (1). Additional references (2-4). For site in context with others in inter-tidal zone, see (5).
<1> Maidstone Museum 6" (DB Kelly Arch Asst undated) (OS Card Reference). SKE46371.
<2> Mr G Davis 17 Drakes Close Upchurch (OS Card Reference). SKE47381.
<3> F1 CFW 16.7.63 (OS Card Reference). SKE42597.
<4> Field report for monument TQ 86 NE 34 - July, 1963 (Bibliographic reference). SKE4553.
<5> Department of Archaeology, University of Reading, 1994, Inter-tidal archaeology in Kent, p25 (Unpublished document). SWX9353.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | OS Card Reference: Maidstone Museum 6" (DB Kelly Arch Asst undated). |
| <2> | OS Card Reference: Mr G Davis 17 Drakes Close Upchurch. |
| <3>XY | OS Card Reference: F1 CFW 16.7.63. [Mapped feature: #29695 find, ] |
| <4> | Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 86 NE 34 - July, 1963. |
| <5> | Unpublished document: Department of Archaeology, University of Reading. 1994. Inter-tidal archaeology in Kent. p25. |
