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Monument details

HER Number:TQ 96 SW 18
Type of record:Monument
Name:Romano-British burial ground (site of), urns, pottery, 4 fibulae found 1828

Summary

A Roman burial ground was found in 1828. Cinerary urns and four bronze brooches were found along with a skeleton indicating a mixed cremation and inhumation cemetery.

Grid Reference:TQ 9130 6243
Map Sheet:TQ96SW
Parish:RODMERSHAM, SWALE, KENT

Monument Types

  • CEMETERY (CEMETERY, Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • HUMAN REMAINS (HUMAN REMAINS, Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • URN (URN, Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

Associated Finds

  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • UNASSIGNED (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

Full description

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[TQ 91316243] Roman cemetery (site of) [NAT]. (1) Roman burial ground (site of) [NAT]. (2) Roman cemetery found in 182(6?). (3) Roman interments found in 1828. (4) At Chilton in 1828, the Rev. William Vallance discovered interments of Roman date, consisting of urn burials, accompanied by four bronze harp-shaped fibulae. In one case, however, a skeleton was found entire, with a small urn on one side and a patera on the other. (5) Present location of finds not ascertained. Not in Maidstone Museum. The site is within an orchard, the ground is under pasture, and there is nothing to be seen. (6)


<1> OS 6" 1909 (OS Card Reference). SKE48324.

<2> OS 6" 1938-47 (OS Card Reference). SKE48354.

<3> AO Rec 6" (OGS Crawford 1921-41) a Coll Cant 22 (OS Card Reference). SKE33317.

<4> Mus 6" (Anon Undated) (Maidstone Mus) (OS Card Reference). SKE47477.

<5> Coll Cant 1893 22 (G Payne) (OS Card Reference). SKE39142.

<6> F1 ASP 24-JUL-59 (OS Card Reference). SKE42261.

<7> Field report for monument TQ 96 SW 18 - July, 1959 (Bibliographic reference). SKE4944.

<8> CgMs Consulting, 2014, Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment. Land at Swanstree Avenue, Sittingbourne, Kent (Unpublished document). SKE31261.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref. Source description
<1>OS Card Reference: OS 6" 1909.
<2>OS Card Reference: OS 6" 1938-47.
<3>OS Card Reference: AO Rec 6" (OGS Crawford 1921-41) a Coll Cant 22.
<4>OS Card Reference: Mus 6" (Anon Undated) (Maidstone Mus).
<5>OS Card Reference: Coll Cant 1893 22 (G Payne).
<6>OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 24-JUL-59.
<7>Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 96 SW 18 - July, 1959.
<8>XYUnpublished document: CgMs Consulting. 2014. Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment. Land at Swanstree Avenue, Sittingbourne, Kent. [Mapped feature: #35848 Cremation cemetery, ]