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HER Number: | TQ 56 SW 14 |
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Type of record: | Monument |
Name: | C2nd (?) Romano-British burials (2), male and female with associated finds, Eynsford, Sevenoaks |
Romano-British burials. Early C2nd (?) brown ware burial urn of adult male and young female (c.15 yrs old) with Samian ware pottery. Also found on this site were 2 one-handled flagons of yellow and red ware, the base of a black jar, a Samian cup, a barbitoned bowl, a platter and pottery sherds.
Grid Reference: | TQ 5414 6409 |
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Map Sheet: | TQ56SW |
Parish: | EYNSFORD, SEVENOAKS, KENT |
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[TQ 5414 6409] Romano-British burials found AD 1931 [NAT] (1) A burial urn containing the bones of an adult male was found in August 1931 3 feet down in the chalk with Samian and other pottery, dated to the early C2nd - during excavation for a pylon near Lower Austin Lodge, Eynsford (Lat 51 degrees 21 minutes 15 seconds, Long. 0 degrees 12 minutes 50 seconds). The bones of a female aged about 15 years were found nearby at the same depth. (2-4) In store in Dartford Museum, from this site, are a large brown ware urn with cremation, a small one-handled flagon of yellow ware, the base of a black jar of gritty ware with trellis ornament, the neck and handle of a rough red one handled flagon, a Samian cup form 33, a platter form 18/31, a barbitoned bowl (form 35) and miscellaneous sherds. (5)
<1> OS 6" 1961 (OS Card Reference). SKE48369.
<2> Arch Cant 44 1932 271 (OS Card Reference). SKE35137.
<3> JRS 22 1932 221 (OS Card Reference). SKE45060.
<4> JRS 23 1933 210 (OS Card Reference). SKE45064.
<5> F1 ASP 07-Oct-64 (OS Card Reference). SKE41989.
<6> Field report for monument TQ 56 SW 14 - October, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE2977.
Cross-ref. | Source description |
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<1> | OS Card Reference: OS 6" 1961. |
<2> | OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 44 1932 271. |
<3> | OS Card Reference: JRS 22 1932 221. |
<4> | OS Card Reference: JRS 23 1933 210. |
<5> | OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 07-Oct-64. |
<6>XY | Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 56 SW 14 - October, 1964. [Mapped feature: #53651 cremation, ] |