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Monument details

HER Number:TR 06 SW 1
Type of record:Monument
Name:Romano-British cinerary urns, Uplees Farm, Oare

Summary

In 1871, Romano British cinerary urns were found near Uplees Farm but subsequent enquiries have failed to pinpoint the find spot or find any further remains.


Grid Reference:TR 000 644
Map Sheet:TR06SW
Parish:OARE, SWALE, KENT

Monument Types

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

Full description

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During the summer of 1871, a number of cinerary urns were dug up on Uplees Farm: they were all found in a piece of land a few feet square,the soil of which was nearly black. (1) [TR 0000 6440] Romano-British Cinerary Urns found 1871. [Approximate siting only.] (2) Present location of the urns has not been ascertained. Authority 2's siting falls within an allotment garden. Enquiries of a gardener there were negative. Mr Epps, of Uplees Farm, (owner) stated that nothing of archaeological interest had been turned up during his many years ownership of several hundred acres of the marshes. He added that no ploughing is done on account of many building foundations every 50 or 60 yards, but that these are remains of 1914-18 defence works. (3)


<1> Mr S Dan (OS Card Reference). SKE47416.

<2> Reliquary 13 1872-3 143 (G Bedo) (OS Card Reference). SKE49141.

<3> Maidstone Museum Kent Arch Soc 6" (Anon undated) (OS Card Reference). SKE46470.

<4> F1 ASP 07-JUL-59 (OS Card Reference). SKE41981.

<5> Field report for monument TR 06 SW 1 - July, 1959 (Bibliographic reference). SKE5270.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref. Source description
<1>OS Card Reference: Mr S Dan.
<2>OS Card Reference: Reliquary 13 1872-3 143 (G Bedo).
<3>OS Card Reference: Maidstone Museum Kent Arch Soc 6" (Anon undated).
<4>OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 07-JUL-59.
<5>XYBibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 06 SW 1 - July, 1959. [Mapped feature: #40437 find, ]