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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 65 NW 44 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Early 2nd century Romano-British burials at Addington |
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Summary
In October 1965 a mechanical excavator at Addington Sand Pits removing the top soil uncovered a Romano-British burial group. The top of the burial was destroyed in the process and an urn was broken. The burial was 18ins [.45m] below the surface and in a sand filled pit in loamy soil. It included a cinerary urn containing bones, a dish for a cover, a small jar and a flagon.
A subsequent excavation carried out by the Lower Medway Archaeological Research Group revealed a second burial close by.
Finds included Samian pottery dated to early Second Century.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 6475 5897 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ65NW |
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| Parish: | ADDINGTON, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT |
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Monument Types
- BURIAL (Roman - 100 AD to 199 AD)
- CINERARY URN (Roman - 100 AD to 199 AD)
Full description
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A Romano-British burial group, comprising a cinerary urn containing bones with a dish for a cover, a small jar and a flagon, was exposed in October 1965 whilst removing topsoil with a mechanical excavator at the Addington Sand Pits, Addington, Kent. The machine broke away the top of the urn and the burial was found to be about 18 inches below ground level and set in a sand-filled pit in loamy soil. A subsequent excavation of the surrounding area by members of the Lower Medway Archaeological Research Group revealed a second similar burial close by. The pottery, including samian, suggested an early 2nd century date. A full report will be published in Arch. Cant. The excavator driver indicated the exact findspot of the first burial, at TQ 6475258979, which is upon a gentle south-easterly slope of farmland. (1-5)
<1> Bartlett, D., 1965, Recent Excavations: Emergency Excavation at Addingtion, Kent Arch Rev 3 Feb 1966 4-5 (D Bartlett) (Article in serial). SKE8122.
<2> Oral:M Ocock, 37 Dryland Rd., Snodland, Kent (OS Card Reference). SKE48094.
<3> Oral:Mr Broad (OS Card Reference). SKE48095.
<4> F1 ASP 15-AUG-66 (OS Card Reference). SKE42116.
<5> Field report for monument TQ 65 NW 44 - August, 1966 (Bibliographic reference). SKE3384.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Article in serial: Bartlett, D.. 1965. Recent Excavations: Emergency Excavation at Addingtion. Vol 3 Page 41. Kent Arch Rev 3 Feb 1966 4-5 (D Bartlett). |
| <2> | OS Card Reference: Oral:M Ocock, 37 Dryland Rd., Snodland, Kent. |
| <3> | OS Card Reference: Oral:Mr Broad. |
| <4> | OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 15-AUG-66. |
| <5>XY | Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 65 NW 44 - August, 1966. [Mapped feature: #12960 find, ] |
