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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 15 NE 1572 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Roman Cremations, Old Dover Road |
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Summary
In 1861 the Kent Archaeological Society excavated a badly recorded trench parallel to the Old Dover Road and inside the boundary wall of St. Sepulchres Nunnery, which they dug out and catalogued at least three Amphorae burials, and a number of other pots and finds. They also located a burnt clay feature which was interpreted as part of an ustrinum (funerary pyre).
| Grid Reference: | TR 1526 5723 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR15NE |
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| Parish: | CANTERBURY, CANTERBURY, KENT |
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Monument Types
Full description
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In 1861 the Kent Archaeological Society excavated a badly recorded trench parallel to the Old Dover Road and inside the boundary wall of St. Sepulchres Nunnery, which they dug out and catalogued at least three Amphorae burials, and a number of other pots and finds. They also located a burnt clay feature which was interpreted as part of an ustrinum (funerary pyre). A number of pottery wasters found nearby indicates that the ustrinum may in fact be a Roman pottery kiln.
KAS, 1862, Archaeologia Cantiana, Vol. IV (Serial). SKE30864.
Andrews, G., 1985, The Archaeology of Canterbury: An Assessment (Unpublished document). SKE30429.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | --- | Unpublished document: Andrews, G.. 1985. The Archaeology of Canterbury: An Assessment. |
| --- | Serial: KAS. 1862. Archaeologia Cantiana, Vol. IV. |
