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Monument details

Summary

Site of a Roman buildings indicated by surface finds of brick and tile, Roman pottery was also found.

Monument Types

• BUILDING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• FINDSPOT (tile, brick, coin, Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

Associated Finds

• BRICK (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• SHERD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• TILE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

Full description

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A bronze coin, probably a follis of Diocletian, found by Gray on Birdcage Marsh, Upchurch. (1) This coin was found during the period 1948-52. It is now in the BM. Gray was a frequent visitor to Birdcage Marsh over the periods 1928-32and 1948-52, and at various times noted Roman bricks and tiles and much Roman pottery including Samian and Terra Nigra. There is nothing to be seen here now, the area, centred at TQ 849 700, having been almost completely eroded away (2) (a). Additional references (3-5). For site in context with others in inter-tidal zone, see (4).

<1> Num Chron 6th Series 15 1955 234 (P H K Gray) (OS Card Reference). SKE47729.

<2> Sgn. Cdr, PH Kergray, "Frankfield", Farnham Lane, Haslemere, Surrey. (OS Card Reference). SKE49449.

<3> F1 CFW 10-DEC-64 (OS Card Reference). SKE42512.

<4> Department of Archaeology, University of Reading, 1994, Inter-tidal archaeology in Kent, p23 (Unpublished document). SWX9353.

<5> Eleanor Scott, 1993, A gazetteer of Roman villas in Britain (Unspecified Type). SWX23549.

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