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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 86 SE 27 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | 4 late 1stc AD Roman bronze vessels, ditch and pit |
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Summary
The discovery of 4 late 1stc AD Roman bronze vessels in 1962 may indicate a possible burial site. Excavations found a ditch and a pit.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 8829 6299 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ86SE |
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| Parish: | BORDEN, SWALE, KENT |
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Monument Types
- CEMETERY? (CEMETERY, Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- DITCH (DITCH, Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- PIT (PIT, Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Associated Finds
- VESSEL (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Full description
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[TQ 8829 6299] Four late 1st century A.D. Roman Bronze vessels, found in June 1962 by workmen laying drains at the Maypole Inn, Borden, are in Maidstone Museum: although no bones were found the deposit is thought to represent a burial (a)(b). The findspot, just off the S.W. corner of the lavatories, was pointed out by Mrs Jarrett, wife of the landlord. (1) Also found were a Samian cup of form 35 and part of a glass flagon. A trial trench, in 1962 by B. Philp and D. Kelly, revealed a ditch and a pit which contained sherds of native pottery. (2)
<1> Maidstone Museum 6" (LRAG) (OS Card Reference). SKE46378.
<2> F1 CFW 04-JUL-63 (OS Card Reference). SKE42420.
<3> Arch Cant 79 1964 213-8 (D B Kelly) (OS Card Reference). SKE35664.
<4> Field report for monument TQ 86 SE 27 - July, 1963 (Bibliographic reference). SKE4610.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | OS Card Reference: Maidstone Museum 6" (LRAG). |
| <2> | OS Card Reference: F1 CFW 04-JUL-63. |
| <3>XY | OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 79 1964 213-8 (D B Kelly). [Mapped feature: #30833 Find, ] |
| <4> | Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 86 SE 27 - July, 1963. |
