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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 15 NE 1584 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Medieval Burials, NE of St. Stephen's Roundabout/ Broadoak Road |
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Summary
J. Pilbrow observed and recorded three inhumation burials at a depth of 0.91m. On the basis of other finds within the area it is thought that the burials may have been Roman. The discoveries were made in 1868. Andrews, however has listed these as being medieval in date.
Summary from record TR 15 NE 1584B:
During the deepening of a sewer to the north east of St Stephen's Roundabout, the City Corporation Engineer, J. Pilbrow, observed and recorded three inhumation burials at a depth of 0.91m. On the basis of other finds within the area it is thought that the burials may have been Roman. The discoveries were made in 1868.
| Grid Reference: | TR 1501 5870 |
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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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During the deepening of a sewer to the north east of St Stephen's Roundabout, the City Corporation Engineer, J. Pilbrow, observed and recorded three inhumation burials at a depth of 0.91m. On the basis of other finds within the area it is thought that the burials may have been Roman. The discoveries were made in 1868. (1)
Andrews, however has listed these as being medieval in date. (2)
Description from record TR 15 NE 1584B:
During the deepening of a sewer to the north east of St Stephen's Roundabout, the City Corporation Engineer, J. Pilbrow, observed and recorded three inhumation burials at a depth of 0.91m. On the basis of other finds within the area it is thought that the burials may have been Roman. The discoveries were made in 1868.
Pilbrow, J., 1871, Discoveries made during excavations at Canterbury in 1868 (Serial). SKE30226.
<1> Pilbrow, J., 1871, Discoveries made during excavations at Canterbury in 1868 (Serial). SKE30226.
<2> Andrews, G., 1985, The Archaeology of Canterbury: An Assessment (Unpublished document). SKE30429.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | --- | Serial: Pilbrow, J.. 1871. Discoveries made during excavations at Canterbury in 1868. |
| <1> | Serial: Pilbrow, J.. 1871. Discoveries made during excavations at Canterbury in 1868. |
| <2> | Unpublished document: Andrews, G.. 1985. The Archaeology of Canterbury: An Assessment. |
