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Monument details

Summary

Two Roman pits dating to the late 2nd to 3rd century were exposed in 1947 and 1949 in the cliff face at Reculver. Finds included pottery, a penannular brooch, coins, building debris and part of a Romano-Gaulish clay cult figurine. The pits were destroyed by coastal erosion in 1953. The finds were presented to the Royal Museum at Canterbur

Monument Types

• FINDSPOT (Roman - 167 AD to 232 AD)
• RUBBISH PIT (PIT, Roman - 167 AD? to 232 AD?)

Associated Finds

• COIN (Roman - 161 AD to 211 AD)
• FIGURINE (Roman - 167 AD? to 232 AD?)
• SHERD (Roman - 167 AD? to 232 AD?)

Full description

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In 1947, F. Jenkins and J. Boyle excavated a pit in the cliff face at Reculver (`A': TR 22436928) which contained late 2nd/3rd century pottery, a penannular brooch, a brass coin of Marcus Aurelius and another of Septimus Severus. The pits were destroyed by coastal erosion in 1953; all the finds including the figurine have been presented to the Royal Museum, Canterbury (1). Additional references (2-5) and for site in context with others in inter-tidal zone, see (6).

<1> Oral F Jenkins FSA (Hon Corr) (OS Card Reference). SKE47921.

<2> Arch Cant vol 66 1953 86-91 illus (OS Card Reference). SKE36427.

<3> F1 CFW 19.11.63 (OS Card Reference). SKE42640.

<4> Field report for monument TR 26 NW 4 - November, 1963 (Bibliographic reference). SKE5840.

<5> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, Canterbury Sites and Monuments Record, 4 (Index). SWX11836.

<6> Department of Archaeology, University of Reading, 1994, Inter-tidal archaeology in Kent, p26 (Unpublished document). SWX9353.

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