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Monument details
Summary
A Roman cremation cemetery was found about 1851 in a hedge bank near Guston, apparantly near East Hill. There were 18 vessels containing burnt bones, placed in pairs
Grid Reference: | TR 33 44 |
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Map Sheet: | TR34SW |
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Parish: | GUSTON, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
- CREMATION (CREMATION, Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Full description
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A Roman cremation cemetery (18 vessels, containing burnt bones, placed in pairs 8-10 ft apart) "was found about 1851 in a hedge bank of a disused road on the Downs above Dover and St. Margaret's, near Guston, and about 2 miles from Dover near the Deal Road, apparently near East Hill". (1,2) (Probably in the area TR 3344 (3)) (1,2,3,4,5) No further information has been uncovered that would lead to a more accurate siting. (6)
Additional references and information (7-8)
<1> VCH Kent 3 1932 166 (R F Jessup M V Taylor & C F C Hawkes) (OS Card Reference). SKE51090.
<2> JBAA 8 1953 361 (OS Card Reference). SKE44995.
<3> OS 1st Edn 1" 1819 (OS Card Reference). SKE48246.
<4> Gent's Mag Dec 1852 622 (OS Card Reference). SKE43589.
<5> Arch Mine 1 1855 16 (A J Dunkin) (OS Card Reference). SKE36777.
<6> F1 ASP 25.05.64 (OS Card Reference). SKE42272.
<7> Field report for monument TR 34 SW 72 - May, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE6016.
<8> Cluttons, 2002, Desk-Based Assessment of Dover Eastern Docks Supply Main (Unpublished document). SKE8212.
Sources and further reading
Cross-ref.
| Source description | <1> | OS Card Reference: VCH Kent 3 1932 166 (R F Jessup M V Taylor & C F C Hawkes). |
<2> | OS Card Reference: JBAA 8 1953 361. |
<3> | OS Card Reference: OS 1st Edn 1" 1819. |
<4> | OS Card Reference: Gent's Mag Dec 1852 622. |
<5>XY | OS Card Reference: Arch Mine 1 1855 16 (A J Dunkin). [Mapped feature: #55246 cemetery, ] |
<6> | OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 25.05.64. |
<7> | Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 34 SW 72 - May, 1964. |
<8> | Unpublished document: Cluttons. 2002. Desk-Based Assessment of Dover Eastern Docks Supply Main. |