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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 34 NW 6 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Roman altar with modern inscription |
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Summary
A Roman altar, found in 1949 was presented to Dover Museum. It has a modern inscription which throws doubt on its authenticity
| Grid Reference: | TR 314 472 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR34NW |
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| Parish: | SUTTON, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
- ALTAR (ALTAR, Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- INSCRIBED STONE (INSCRIBED STONE, Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Full description
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(TR 314472) A small Roman altar bearing the inscription - D-M, G-AELIVS,BRACTVS,V-S-L-M, was found by M Dare at Napchester on Aug 5th 1949, and presented by him to Dover Museum. The altar was found projecting from the "heterogeneous banking of earth and stones at the side of the clover field nearest the Roman Road (RR 100). In the banking were several stones which (without closer examination) appeared to have dressed edges." The field was in the area of the V formed by the Roman road and the lane connecting Napchester with Whitfield. RAF APs of the area (taken in April 1946) show a grid-shaped outline and a solid dark rectangle unaccounted for by anything above ground. NMR APs however show neither of these features. Wright concluded that while the stone is of Roman date the (Latin) inscription was cut in modern times. (1,2,3) The stone is in Dover Museum on display and is as described. (4) R.P. Wright's doubts about the inscription on the Roman altar found at Napchester are noted. (5)
<1> Arch Cant 62 1949 94-8 (M P Dare) (OS Card Reference). SKE35350.
<2> JRS 41 1951 145 (R P Wright) (OS Card Reference). SKE45088.
<3> NMR APs TR 3149/1/8501-8520 (OS Card Reference). SKE47580.
<4> F1 ASP 20-MAY-64 (OS Card Reference). SKE42209.
<5> Arch Cant 68 1954 214 (OS Card Reference). SKE35434.
<6> Field report for monument TR 34 NW 6 - May, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE5930.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1>XY | OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 62 1949 94-8 (M P Dare). [Mapped feature: #52642 roman altar, ] |
| <2> | OS Card Reference: JRS 41 1951 145 (R P Wright). |
| <3> | OS Card Reference: NMR APs TR 3149/1/8501-8520. |
| <4> | OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 20-MAY-64. |
| <5> | OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 68 1954 214. |
| <6> | Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 34 NW 6 - May, 1964. |
