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Monument details

HER Number:	TR 15 NW 8
Type of record:	Monument
Name:	Inhumation cemetery, Horton, Charing

Summary

Inhumation cemetery, Horton,approx. 200m.east of Horton Chapel. Six graves were found three were recorded.

The site lies approx 200m east of Horton Chapel, on a north-west facing slope overlooking the River Stour. OD 25-30m.

Grid Reference:	TR 1170 5500
Map Sheet:	TR15NW
Parish:	CHARING, ASHFORD, KENT

Monument Types

INHUMATION CEMETERY (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD)

Associated Finds

BEAD (Undated)
BROOCH (Undated)
BUCKLE (Undated)
KNIFE (Undated)
SPEAR (Undated)
SWORD (Undated)

Full description

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Inhumation cemetery of six graves were found, three were excavated, approx. 200m.east of Horton Chapel on a north-west facing slope overlooking the Stour, between 25-30m OD. Graves 1 & 3 probably dated to 6th or early 7th centuries.
Grave 1: adult with shield, spear,knife and buckle
Grave 2: juvenile, no grave goods. This grave was enclosed by a penunnular ditch.
Grave 3: juvenile with amber and glass beads and other objects.
A copper alloy cruciform brooch was found at the base of the Stour Valley at 5m OD.
This site was identified by a watching brief by Canterbury Archaeological Trust on a water main between TR116553 and 117550.

Andrew Richardson, 2000, Gazetteer of Anglo-Saxon Cemeteries and Burial-Sites in Kent (Unpublished document). SKE29253.

Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 2001, Land at Horton, Thanington Without: archaeological watching brief. (Unpublished document). SKE54951.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref.	Source description
---	Unpublished document: Andrew Richardson. 2000. Gazetteer of Anglo-Saxon Cemeteries and Burial-Sites in Kent.
---	Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 2001. Land at Horton, Thanington Without: archaeological watching brief..