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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 35 SW 18 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | An Anglo-Saxon cemetery, Northbourne Road, East Studdal, Dover |
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Summary
An Anglo-Saxon cemetery of 7 graves was found in 1977, it was identified by crop marks. Over an area, 9m across, four penannular ditches (one enclosing 2 graves) were visible to the south ofNorthbourne Road. The 'causeways' of the enclosures pointed down the hill. Other graves, without ditches, were visible further down the slope.
The site lies midway down a north-east facing slope of Downland spur, of chalk bedrock. OD 55-60m.
| Grid Reference: | TR 3260 5000 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR35SW |
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| Parish: | SUTTON, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
- (Former Type) CEMETERY (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD)
Full description
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An Anglo-Saxon cemetery of 7 graves was found in 1977, it was identified by crop marks. Over an area, 9m across, four penannular ditches (one enclosing 2 graves) were visible to the south ofNorthbourne Road. The 'causeways' of the enclosures pointed down the hill. Other graves, without ditches, were visible further down the slope. The information supplied by A. Applebury, 3rd May 1977.
The site lies midway down a north-east facing slope of Downland spur, of chalk bedrock. OD 55-60m.
Andrew Richardson, 2000, Gazetteer of Anglo-Saxon Cemeteries and Burial-Sites in Kent (Unpublished document). SKE29253.
Sources and further reading
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| Source description | | --- | Unpublished document: Andrew Richardson. 2000. Gazetteer of Anglo-Saxon Cemeteries and Burial-Sites in Kent. |
