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Monument details

Summary

Romano-British pottery, coins etc.

Monument Types

• FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

Associated Finds

• COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• SHERD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

Full description

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[Name centred TQ 63165029] Roman & British Pottery Roman Coins & c. round A.D. 1898-1908 [T.I.] (1) Pottery and coins were found in Fairfield Farm, 1898-1908 (2) The present location of the finds was not ascertained. They are not in Maidstone Museum. For other Roman finds nearby see TQ 65 SW 9 (3) These items were collected by the late Sir William Geary from a gravel pit (shown on OS 6" 1909) on part of his land on Fair-Field Farm at TQ 63005020 (now filled in and partly built over). On his death in 1946 the collection was dispersed and its present whereabouts is not known. (4)

<1> OS 6" 1936-38 (OS Card Reference). SKE48339.

<2> Infm. Mr. H.J. Elgar (OS Card Reference). SKE44446.

<3> V.C.H Kent Vol.3 (1932) P.156 (OS Card Reference). SKE50722.

<4> F1 EG 14-MAY-59 (OS Card Reference). SKE42865.

<5> Oral: Wing Cdr. W.V.Dumbreck, James House, Hadlow. (OS Card Reference). SKE48093.

<6> F2 CFW 18-FEB-64 (OS Card Reference). SKE43252.

<7> Field report for monument TQ 65 SW 25 - May, 1959 (Bibliographic reference). SKE3476.

<8> Field report for monument TQ 65 SW 25 - February, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE3477.

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