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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 67 SW 1796 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Roman Inhumation Burials |
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Summary
At least three, possibly five inhumation burials identified, possibly part of a larger cemetary of early Romano-British date associated with the Roman settlement at Springhead.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 6158 7282 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ67SW |
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| Parish: | SWANSCOMBE AND GREENHITHE, DARTFORD, KENT |
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Monument Types
- BURIAL (Roman - 43 AD? to 120 AD?)
Full description
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At least three and possibly as many as five graves containing inhumation burials were discovered during an archaeological evaluation at Springhead. The graves were aligned approximately Northwest to south east, with only one example of possible intercutting. All of the graves were backfilled with natural brickearth. Four probable nails were associated with one of the burials suggesting that the inhumations were in coffinds which have since rotted away. Another of the graves appears to have been cut buy a ditch containing early roman pottery sherds, suggesting that these burials have an early roman date. (1)
<1> Wessex Archaeology, 1997, Archaeological Evaluation at Springhead (ARC SPH95/STP 97), Kent, Channel Tunnel Rail Link. Environmental Statement Route Window 13. Final Fieldwork Report. (Unpublished document). SKE12218.
Sources and further reading
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| Source description | | <1>XY | Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 1997. Archaeological Evaluation at Springhead (ARC SPH95/STP 97), Kent, Channel Tunnel Rail Link. Environmental Statement Route Window 13. Final Fieldwork Report.. [Mapped feature: #109663 burials, ] |
