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Monument details
Summary
A Roman cremation cemetery extending over 20 acres located in the north west of Canterbury. Pottery found dating to the late 1st and 2nd century was found.
| Grid Reference: | TR 143 583 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR15NW |
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| Parish: | CANTERBURY, CANTERBURY, KENT |
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Full description
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[Area TR 143583] A Roman cemetery, cremations only, covered about 20 acres in the north-west of Canterbury; the area including the modern London Road, the garden of Roper House on the north-east of St Dunstan's Street, Church Street, Orchard Street, the railway line and the recreation ground. It was probably in use in the late 1st and 2nd centuries, "but our records are altogether too meagre to define its duration more exactly". The pottery is now in Canterbury Museum. (1) No further information. (2) Additional references. (3-4)
<1> VH Kent 3 1932 75-6 (REM Wheeler) (OS Card Reference). SKE51246.
<2> F1 CFW 05-FEB-65 (OS Card Reference). SKE42436.
<3> JRS 16 1926 238 (OS Card Reference). SKE45051.
<4> Arch Cant 4 1861 27-42 (J Brent) (OS Card Reference). SKE35079.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | OS Card Reference: VH Kent 3 1932 75-6 (REM Wheeler). |
| <2> | OS Card Reference: F1 CFW 05-FEB-65. |
| <3> | OS Card Reference: JRS 16 1926 238. |
| <4>XY | OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 4 1861 27-42 (J Brent). [Mapped feature: #43630 Cemetery, ] |
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