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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 57 SE 50 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Possible Roman round barrow, near Springhead, Dartford |
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Summary
Site of a possible barrow, tentatively identified as of Roman date based on its small size. Near Springhead, Dartford; much destroyed by ploughing.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 5983 7151 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ57SE |
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| Parish: | SOUTHFLEET, DARTFORD, KENT |
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Monument Types
- BARROW (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD)
| Protected Status: | Selected Heritage Inventory for Natural England: Site of a possible barrow, tentatively identified as of Roman date based on its small size. Near Springhead, Dartford; much destroyed by ploughing. |
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Full description
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[TQ 59837151] Tumulus [O.E.]. (1) .....an unrecorded but possible Roman barrow, nearly ploughed out, on the hillside a mile from Springhead (Vagniacae). [TQ 67SW 6]. (2) A small round barrow, about 13.5m in diameter and 0.3m in height, with no visible ditch. Much reduced by ploughing and surmounted by fruit trees. (3)
<1> O.S. 6" 1938 (OS Card Reference). SKE47824.
<2> J.B.A.A., 3rd Series, 22, 1959, 3 (R.F.Jessup) 'Barrows ... RO. Brit.' (OS Card Reference). SKE44835.
<3> F1 FGA 27-AUG-64 (OS Card Reference). SKE42990.
<4> Field report for monument TQ 57 SE 50 - August, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE3089.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | OS Card Reference: O.S. 6" 1938. |
| <2> | OS Card Reference: J.B.A.A., 3rd Series, 22, 1959, 3 (R.F.Jessup) 'Barrows ... RO. Brit.'. |
| <3> | OS Card Reference: F1 FGA 27-AUG-64. |
| <4>XY | Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 57 SE 50 - August, 1964. [Mapped feature: #68054 Barrow?, ] |
