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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 05 SE 4 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Inhumation burial, Bagham, Chilham |
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Summary
During work to widen a road at Bagham near Chilham in 1927 a complete human skeleton was found. This inhumation burial was in a good condition but there were no grave goods or associated artefacts meaning that the date of this burial was uncertain. It is not known where the remains are now located and no further information about their discovery was available.
| Grid Reference: | TR 0763 5370 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR05SE |
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| Parish: | CHILHAM, ASHFORD, KENT |
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Monument Types
Full description
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[TR 07635370]. Complete skeleton in perfect conition found in 1927 during road widening operations. Nothing found withit. Foreman indicated site to Crawford? Md. roadside burial. (1) The above siting falls upon the slope of a modern road cutting at Baghma. (2)
<1> Rec 6" (OGS Crawford 21.6.27) (OS Card Reference). SKE49055.
<2> Kentish Express 30-MAR-1927 (OS Card Reference). SKE45967.
<3> F1 ASP 17-MAY-63 (OS Card Reference). SKE42153.
<4> Field report for monument TR 05 SE 4 - May, 1963 (Bibliographic reference). SKE5211.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | OS Card Reference: Rec 6" (OGS Crawford 21.6.27). |
| <2> | OS Card Reference: Kentish Express 30-MAR-1927. |
| <3>XY | OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 17-MAY-63. [Mapped feature: #40358 burial, ] |
| <4> | Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 05 SE 4 - May, 1963. |
Related records
| TR 05 SE 65 | Parent of: Icehouse in Castle park, Chilham (Monument) |
