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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 85 SW 16 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Belgic rubbish pit found 1961 |
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Summary
Belgic rubbish pit found 1961
| Grid Reference: | TQ 8242 5383 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ85SW |
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| Parish: | LEEDS, MAIDSTONE, KENT |
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Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Early Iron Age to Roman - 800 BC to 409 AD)
- PIT (PIT, Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
Associated Finds
- SHERD (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- VESSEL (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Full description
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TQ 8243 5383 During the laying of main drainage across a field of Old Mill Farm in 1961 a rubbish-pit containing large quantities of oyster-shell and Belgic potsherds was dug through. A fragment of Samian ware was also found. The sherds are in the possession of the finder, Mr. V.J. Newbury, The Old Forge, Upper Hollingbourne. The site has now been filled in. (1)
<1> F1 ASP 01-DEC-61 (OS Card Reference). SKE41865.
<2> Field report for monument TQ 85 SW 16 - December, 1961 (Bibliographic reference). SKE4493.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 01-DEC-61. |
| <2>XY | Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 85 SW 16 - December, 1961. [Mapped feature: #29025 find, ] |
