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Monument details

Summary

A Roman cremation accompanied by pottery and a glass bottle were found at Cliffs End near Pegwell

Monument Types

• BURIAL (BURIAL, Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• FINDSPOT (POTTERY, Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

Associated Finds

• VESSEL (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

Full description

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TR 359 643 (centred) Romano-British remains. Site no 175. (1) TR 359 644 In 1876 a large amphora some 6 feet in circumference at its widest point with a capacity of 6 to 7 gallons of liquid, a glass bottle, a Samian patera and an urn containing calcined bones were discovered here. A number of Tibetan artefacts have also been picked up here over the years. (2)

Description from record TR 36 SW 8 :
A dolium, 6 feet in circumference at the bulge, containing a glass bottle, a Samian dish and an urn with calcined bones in it, was found at Cliff's End, near Pegwell, half way between Petley's House and the boundary stone of Minster parish. Exhibited 1877. (1) Investigation has failed to locate Petley's House or its site, or the boundary stone. (2)

<1> Arch Cant 12 1878 331 (OS Card Reference). SKE34665.

<1> Thanet The Arch Heritage c.1982 10 (Thanet Dist Co and Isle of Thanet Arch Unit) (OS Card Reference). SKE49885.

<2> F1 ASP 11-OCT-63 (OS Card Reference). SKE42059.

<2> Isle of Thanet Arch Unit Sites and Mons Archive 1988 rec no 175 (OS Card Reference). SKE44577.

<3> Field report for monument TR 36 SW 8 - October, 1963 (Bibliographic reference). SKE6274.

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