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Monument details

Summary

Anglo-Saxon/Early Medieval inhumation burial, Common March, west of Cuxton.

Monument Types

• INHUMATION (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD)

Associated Finds

• ANGON (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD)

Full description

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TQ 720 672 Anglo-Saxon inhumation burial. (1)) Additional bibliography not consulted. (3)

Early-medieval burial found in c.1859. Archaeologia Cantiana records '..Saxon remains..dug up midway between the Temple Farm and Cuxton' Reportedly the find included that of a Frankish 'angon', the first to be found in a grave in this country. (2)

A summary of desk based assessment and walkover survey took place in 1994 for the widening of Junctions 1-4 of the M2. An Anglo-Saxon skeleton was found in the 19th century, most likely due to the construction of the lower railway line. During the walkover survey it was mentioned no archaeological features are discernible now. (4)

<1> A Gaz of E.AS burials sites 1964 138 (ALS Meaney) (OS Card Reference). SKE32779.

<2> Arch Cant 2 1859 xli (OS Card Reference). SKE34811.

<3> Collectanea Antiq 1848-80 V 129-35 (CR Smith) (OS Card Reference). SKE39186.

<4> Maunsell, 1994, M2 Junctions 1 to 4 Widening, Evironmental Statement Vol 2 Technical Report 7 Archaeology (Unpublished document). SKE17300.

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