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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 65 NE 26 |
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| Type of record: | Findspot |
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| Name: | Romano-British jar found at Offham |
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Summary
In 1963 a Romano-British jar was uncovered during the construction of a soakaway on a new road at a housing estate at Offham. It's location was described as 3-4ft [aproximately 1m] below ground. It is of orange or red ware, possibly Patchgrove, and of the 1st century. It has a high shoulder with an outcurving rim.
It is kept at Maidstone Museum.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 6555 5747 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ65NE |
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| Parish: | OFFHAM, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT |
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Monument Types
Associated Finds
- JAR (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Full description
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A Roman 1st c. jar was found, 10th May 1963, 3-4ft. below ground level during the construction of a soakaway for a road on a small housing estate at Offham. The jar, of orange/red (? Patchgrove) ware with a high shoulder and outcurving rim, is now in Maidstone Museum (Acc. No.33. 1963). The finder, Mr. Mr. T.C. Martin, indicated the find-spot at TQ 65565747.(1)
<1> Maidstone Mus 6" (OS Card Reference). SKE46270.
<2> Maidstone Mus Acc Index (OS Card Reference). SKE46289.
<3> TC Martin 39 Cross Keys Bearstead (OS Card Reference). SKE49820.
<4> F1 FGA 26-FEB-64 (OS Card Reference). SKE42983.
<5> Field report for monument TQ 65 NE 26 - February, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE3319.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | OS Card Reference: Maidstone Mus 6". |
| <2> | OS Card Reference: Maidstone Mus Acc Index. |
| <3> | OS Card Reference: TC Martin 39 Cross Keys Bearstead. |
| <4> | OS Card Reference: F1 FGA 26-FEB-64. |
| <5>XY | Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 65 NE 26 - February, 1964. [Mapped feature: #12182 find, ] |
