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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 03 NE 18 |
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| Type of record: | Findspot |
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| Name: | Roman or early medieval artefacts, Smeeth |
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Summary
In 1828 a collection of antiquities found at Smeeth, Kent, was presented to the Canterbury Literary Institute. Amongst the recovered artefacts were a spearhead, parts of a sword, a dirk, a copper culinery utensil, a crystal boss or bulla with portions of a silver chain with which it had been suspended, a ring of twisted silver wire, a copper brooch, a button or fibula for confining the toga, a coloured earthen bead, and portions of buckles and ornaments used on girdles. Due to identification as both Roman and early medieval artefacts the dating of these objects is unknown.
| Grid Reference: | TR 0747 3959 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR03NE |
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| Parish: | SMEETH, ASHFORD, KENT |
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Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 410 AD? (at some time) to 649 AD? (at some time))
- INHUMATION (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 410 AD to 649 AD)
Associated Finds
- BEAD (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 410 AD? to 649 AD?)
- BROOCH (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 410 AD to 649 AD)
- BUCKLE (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 410 AD to 649 AD)
- BUTTON (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 410 AD to 649 AD)
- DIRK (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 410 AD to 649 AD)
- RING (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 410 AD to 649 AD)
- SHIELD (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 410 AD to 649 AD)
- SPEARHEAD (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 410 AD to 649 AD)
- SWORD (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 410 AD to 649 AD)
Full description
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Collection of Anglo-Saxon objects from Smeeth presented to Canterbury Literary Institute in 1828. (Maidstone Museum). (1) TR 0739. Unlocated inhumation cemetery, Smeeth. In 1828 E Hughes presented to the Canterbury Literary Institute a 'Collection of Roman (sic) Antiquities found at Smeeth, Kent, comprising a spearhead parts of a sword, a dirk, a copper culinery utensil, a crystal boss or bulla with portions of a silver chain with which it had been suspended, a ring of twisted silver wire, copper brooch, button or fibula for cofining the toga, a coloured earthen bead, and portions of buckles and ornaments belonging to the girdle' (a). Finds ? in Canterbury Museum - unidentified. (2) Additional bibliograpy (3-4)
<1> CW Phillips DA Index (OS Card Reference). SKE39539.
<2> Ann Rep of the Canterbury Literary Inst 1928 (OS Card Reference). SKE33098.
<3> Maidstone Mus Gaz (OS Card Reference). SKE46319.
<4> Gaz of E AS Burial Sites 1964 137 (A Meaney) (OS Card Reference). SKE43491.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | OS Card Reference: CW Phillips DA Index. |
| <2>XY | OS Card Reference: Ann Rep of the Canterbury Literary Inst 1928. [Mapped feature: #38198 Find, ] |
| <3> | OS Card Reference: Maidstone Mus Gaz. |
| <4> | OS Card Reference: Gaz of E AS Burial Sites 1964 137 (A Meaney). |
