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Monument details

HER Number:TQ 77 SW 5
Type of record:Monument
Name:Roman burial

Summary

A Roman inhumation accompanied by two vases and a patera was found during the laying of a water main at Church Street, Higham. Coffin nails were present. Some of the finds are in Rochester Museum.

Grid Reference:TQ 7164 7410
Map Sheet:TQ77SW
Parish:HIGHAM, GRAVESHAM, KENT

Monument Types

  • INHUMATION (INHUMATION, Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • SITE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • VASE (VASE, Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

Associated Finds

  • NAIL (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • VESSEL (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

Full description

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[TQ 71647411] A Roman interment was found during the laying of a water main at Church Street, Higham, at a spot c.100 yds. S. of Higham Church and 10 yds. along the short modern road to the Sun Inn from the ancient way which leads to the causeway to the Thames. The workmen cut across a skeleton and found two small vases and a patera on its right side. I cleared out the remaining portion of the grave; in it lay the upper half of the skeleton with an iron coffin nail on each side of the skull (1). A skeleton with two small vases and an Upchurch dish found 107 yds. [presumably a mistake in the copying of the 10 yds of auth (1)] west of the road leading to the causeway (2). The present location of finds from this site was not ascertained. The bulk of the George Payne collection went to the British Museum, a small selection being held by Rochester Museum (3). Additional reference (4) and site photographs (5-11).


<1> Arch. Cant. Vol.25,1902 p.lxii (G. Payne) (OS Card Reference). SKE37109.

<2> V.C.H. Kent, Vol. III, 1932, p.156 (OS Card Reference). SKE50768.

<3> F1 EG 02-JUL-59 (OS Card Reference). SKE42861.

<4> Field report for monument TQ 77 SW 5 - July, 1959 (Bibliographic reference). SKE4280.

<5> 1953, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10993.

<6> 1953, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10994.

<7> 1998, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10995.

<8> 1998, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10996.

<9> 1998, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10997.

<10> 1998, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10998.

<11> 1998, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10999.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref. Source description
<1>XYOS Card Reference: Arch. Cant. Vol.25,1902 p.lxii (G. Payne). [Mapped feature: #26077 burial, ]
<2>OS Card Reference: V.C.H. Kent, Vol. III, 1932, p.156.
<3>OS Card Reference: F1 EG 02-JUL-59.
<4>Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 77 SW 5 - July, 1959.
<5>Photograph (Print): 1953. Photograph. TQ7174/1. print.
<6>Photograph (Print): 1953. Photograph. TQ7174/2. print.
<7>Photograph (Print): 1998. Photograph. TQ7174/3. print.
<8>Photograph (Print): 1998. Photograph. TQ7174/4. print.
<9>Photograph (Print): 1998. Photograph. TQ7174/5. print.
<10>Photograph (Print): 1998. Photograph. TQ7174/6. print.
<11>Photograph (Print): 1998. Photograph. TQ7174/7. print.