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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 23 NW 259 |
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| Type of record: | Findspot |
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| Name: | Roman Finds, The Bayle |
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Summary
The site near the cliff edge and c.100 metres east of the parish church (TR 23 NW 26) was excavated in February 1975 prior to the development of the land for a house. Both 1st century AD Belgic and Roman pottery, including samian ware and Oxfordshire ware of 2nd to 4th centuries were found during the excavation, which also recovered deposits from the post-medieval and medieval periods (TR 23 NW 94/257 & 258), and suggest nearby occupation.
Leland in the 1540's noticed a laden burial ground and impressive ruins which included much Roman bonding-tile (see TR 23 NW 48). Lambarde in 1576 noted much the same and Stukeley in 1722 saw walls that appeared to be of Roman date and coins also of that period.
| Grid Reference: | TR 2306 3589 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR23NW |
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| Parish: | FOLKESTONE, SHEPWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Late Iron Age to Roman - 0 AD? to 399 AD?)
- SITE? (Late Iron Age to Roman - 0 AD? to 399 AD?)
Associated Finds
Full description
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The site near the cliff edge and c.100 metres east of the parish church (TR 23 NW 26) was excavated in February 1975 prior to the development of the land for a house. Both 1st century AD Belgic and Roman pottery, including Samian ware and Oxfordshire ware of 2nd to 4th centuries were found during the excavation, which also recovered deposits from the post-medieval and medieval periods (TR 23 NW 94/257 & 258), and suggest nearby occupation.(1)
Leland in the 1540's noticed a laden burial ground and impressive ruins which included much Roman bonding-tile (see TR 23 NW 48). Lambarde in 1576 noted much the same and Stukeley in 1722 saw walls that appeared to be of Roman date and coins also of that period.(2)
Additional Info (3)
<1> KAR 69 1982 212-214 (P Keller) (OS Card Reference). SKE45405.
<1> Keller, Peter, 1982, Rescue Excavations in Folkestone From 1973, KAR 69 1982 212-214 (P Keller) (Article in serial). SKE8382.
<2> Rigold, S. E., 1973, Roman Folkestone Reconsidered, Arch Cant 87 1972 36 (S E Rigold) (Article in serial). SKE8045.
<3> Southern Water Services, 1993, Dover & Folkestone Wastewater Treatment scheme Environmental Statement (Unpublished document). SKE6815.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | OS Card Reference: KAR 69 1982 212-214 (P Keller). |
| <1> | Article in serial: Keller, Peter. 1982. Rescue Excavations in Folkestone From 1973. Vol 7, (69) Pages 207 - 214. KAR 69 1982 212-214 (P Keller). |
| <2> | Article in serial: Rigold, S. E.. 1973. Roman Folkestone Reconsidered. LXXXVII pages 31 - 41. Arch Cant 87 1972 36 (S E Rigold). |
| <3> | Unpublished document: Southern Water Services. 1993. Dover & Folkestone Wastewater Treatment scheme Environmental Statement. |
