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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 95 NE 143 |
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| Type of record: | Findspot |
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| Name: | Roman brooch, Newnham castle |
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Summary
A Roman brooch found in medieval demolition layers.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 9544 5789 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ95NE |
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| Parish: | NEWNHAM, SWALE, KENT |
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Monument Types
Associated Finds
- BROOCH (Roman - 100 AD to 200 AD)
Full description
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In 2012 the Wychling, Doddington and Newnham Historical Research Group carried out an excavation of Newnham castle. A Roman copper alloy brooch in very good condition was found in medieval demolition material. It was described as a P type brooch of the 2nd century. (1)
<1> Paula Jardine-Rose, 2012, Newnham Castle-Excavations - Kent - Interim Report (Article in serial). SKE24832.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Article in serial: Paula Jardine-Rose. 2012. Newnham Castle-Excavations - Kent - Interim Report. The Castle Studies Group Journal 26: 196–200. |
