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Monument details

HER Number:TQ 85 SE 2
Type of record:Monument
Name:Iron Age, Roman and Anglo-Saxon finds, Church of St John the Baptist, Harrietsham

Summary

Iron Age and Romano-British coins, Roman pottery and Early Medieval finds including a cremation and a crystal ball were found in Harrietsham Churchyard.

The churchyard lieson a gentle south-west facing slope. OD 100-105m.

Grid Reference:TQ 8748 5297
Map Sheet:TQ85SE
Parish:HARRIETSHAM, MAIDSTONE, KENT

Monument Types

  • CINERARY URN (CINERARY URN, Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • CREMATION (CREMATION, Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Roman to Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 43 AD to 1065 AD)

Associated Finds

  • COIN (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • BALL (RITUAL) (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD)
  • BROOCH (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD)
  • GOBLET (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD)

Full description

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[TQ 87495297] Iron Age Coin Found. [NAT] (1) A small British gold coin (Type A.5) and a denarius of the Aburia family were found in Harrietsham churchyard. (2) (3) An Upchurch urn, containing bones, and a red cinerary urn with two handles, were found in Harrietsham churchyard. Both are in Maidstone Museum. (4) A red goblet, a crystal ball and a radiate bronze fibula (All A.S. period) were found in Harrietsham churchyard and presented to Maidstone Museum by the Rev. J.C.B. Riddell. (5) All the A.S. finds and one R.B. urn are in store at Maidstone Museum. The vicar knows of no further finds. (6) Additional bibliography. (7-13)


<1> OS 6" 1961 (OS Card Reference). SKE48369.

<2> JBAA vol 5 1950 p82 (OS Card Reference). SKE45016.

<3> ABC p52 (J Evans) (OS Card Reference). SKE32959.

<4> VCH Kent vol 3 1932 p156 "R B Kent" (M V Taylor etc) (OS Card Reference). SKE51228.

<5> Arch Cont 19 1892 Kent AS Catalogue pp 17 30 32 Nos 236 474 513 (G Payne) (OS Card Reference). SKE36490.

<6> F1 CFW 25-JUN-63 (OS Card Reference). SKE42761.

<7> Field report for monument TQ 85 SE 2 - June, 1963 (Bibliographic reference). SKE4448.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref. Source description
<1>OS Card Reference: OS 6" 1961.
<2>OS Card Reference: JBAA vol 5 1950 p82.
<3>OS Card Reference: ABC p52 (J Evans).
<4>OS Card Reference: VCH Kent vol 3 1932 p156 "R B Kent" (M V Taylor etc).
<5>OS Card Reference: Arch Cont 19 1892 Kent AS Catalogue pp 17 30 32 Nos 236 474 513 (G Payne).
<6>OS Card Reference: F1 CFW 25-JUN-63.
<7>XYBibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 85 SE 2 - June, 1963. [Mapped feature: #28578 find, ]