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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 35 NW 5 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Stone coffins - possibly Roman |
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Summary
Stone coffins of probable Roman date were found during the reconstruction of Stonar House
| Grid Reference: | TR 3355 5865 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR35NW |
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| Parish: | SANDWICH, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
- COFFIN (COFFIN, Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
| Protected Status: | Scheduled Monument 1003120: Site of medieval port, Stonar |
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Full description
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[TR 33555865] Stone Coffins Found [T.I.] (1)
A stone coffin, thought to be Roman, was found during the reconstruction of Stonar House. (2)
No further information was obtained during field investigation; the site lies under rough pasture. (3)
From the Register of Scheduled Monuments:
Later in origin than Sandwich and now quite deserted, this port had a period of great prosperity in the 12 and 13th centuries as a rival to Sandwich on the opposite bank. The northern half of the site has been extensively quarried but a quantity of medieaval material has been salvaged by the late W.P.D Stebbing. The S part until recently in RAF hands, lying towards the strand, is apparently inviolate. Burials and Roman(?) remains are reported from this area (5).
Trust for Thanet Archaeology, 1993, An Assessment of the Archaeological Implications of proposed developments at Stonar, Sandwich (Unpublished document). SKE6788.
Trust for Thanet Archaeology, 1993, An Assessment of the Archaeological Implications of proposed developments at Stonar, Sandwich (Unpublished document). SKe6788.
<1> O.S. 25" 1956. (OS Card Reference). SKE47811.
<2> V.C.H. Kent, 3, 1932, 168. (R.F. Jessup & M.V.Taylor) (OS Card Reference). SKE50763.
<3> F1 FGA 22-JUN-64 (OS Card Reference). SKE42960.
<4> Field report for monument TR 35 NW 5 - June, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE6028.
<5> English Heritage, Register of Scheduled Monuments (Scheduling record). SKE16191.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | --- | Unpublished document: Trust for Thanet Archaeology. 1993. An Assessment of the Archaeological Implications of proposed developments at Stonar, Sandwich. |
| <1> | OS Card Reference: O.S. 25" 1956.. |
| <2> | OS Card Reference: V.C.H. Kent, 3, 1932, 168. (R.F. Jessup & M.V.Taylor). |
| <3> | OS Card Reference: F1 FGA 22-JUN-64. |
| <4> | Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 35 NW 5 - June, 1964. |
| <5>XY | Scheduling record: English Heritage. Register of Scheduled Monuments. [Mapped feature: #56895 Coffin, ] |
