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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 76 NE 309 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Possible site of a late Saxon Battlefield, Gillingham |
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Summary
Possible site of a battle between Edmund Ironside and Canute at Gillingham in AD 1016. This Battle is mentioned in the Annals of St Austin (Hasted) and is marked at this location on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th edition Ordnance Survey maps. There is some uncertainty as to whether this is the correct location or a mistake by the Ordnance Survey inaccurately locating the site.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 788 690 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ76NE |
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| Parish: | GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- BATTLEFIELD? (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD)
Full description
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Battle between Edmund Ironside and Canute at Gillingham in 1016, mentioned in Annals of St Austin (Hasted). Site of battle marked as cTQ 788 690 nr Waterside Lane on OS 1932 map. Subsequently not inc on later additons suggesting OS had inaccurately located the site. (1-2)
Site of Battle is also marked on the 2nd and 4th edition Ordnance Survey maps (3).
<1> Not applicable, SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry, Hasted 2nd Ed Vol 2, p. 228 (Miscellaneous Material). SKE6440.
<2> Not applicable, SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry, OS 25" 1932 edition (Miscellaneous Material). SKE6440.
<3> KCC, 2007-9, EKPO/HERO pers comm (Miscellaneous Material). SKE13005.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Miscellaneous Material: Not applicable. SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry. Hasted 2nd Ed Vol 2, p. 228. |
| <2> | Miscellaneous Material: Not applicable. SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry. OS 25" 1932 edition. |
| <3> | Miscellaneous Material: KCC. 2007-9. EKPO/HERO pers comm. |
