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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 57 SE 56 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Romano-British burial (?cremation) |
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Summary
A Roman cremation (?) urn and an earthenware bottle with other burial relics, were found "near the lodge of James Harmer, esq., at Greenhithe, about fifty yards north of a supposed Roman road.".
| Grid Reference: | TQ 5894 7488 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ57SE |
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| Parish: | SWANSCOMBE AND GREENHITHE, DARTFORD, KENT |
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Monument Types
Associated Finds
- BOTTLE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Full description
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A Roman urn and an earthenware bottle with other burial relics, were found "near the lodge of James Harmer, esq., at Greenhithe, about fifty yards north of a supposed Roman road.". (1) Harmer resided at Ingress Abbey, Greenhithe (a). The Lodge at the entrance to the Abbey grounds (at TQ 58907483) may be that referred to. To the N of it, and about 50 yards from the main road, is a disused quarry, the possible findspot. (TQ 58947488). (2)
<1> J.B.A.A. 2, 1847, 363 (OS Card Reference). SKE44828.
<2> Post Office Counties Court Directory, 1851. (OS Card Reference). SKE48548.
<3> F1 ASP 05-OCT-64 (OS Card Reference). SKE41949.
<4> Field report for monument TQ 57 SE 56 - October, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE3095.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | OS Card Reference: J.B.A.A. 2, 1847, 363. |
| <2> | OS Card Reference: Post Office Counties Court Directory, 1851.. |
| <3> | OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 05-OCT-64. |
| <4>XY | Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 57 SE 56 - October, 1964. [Mapped feature: #68702 cremation, ] |
