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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 96 SW 19 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Romano-British cemetery |
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Summary
A Roman cemetery consisting of two inurned cremations was found in 1865 during brickearth operations on Fulston Farm. Other vessels were found but were destroyed by workmen.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 9096 6274 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ96SW |
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| Parish: | SITTINGBOURNE, SWALE, KENT |
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Monument Types
- CEMETERY (CEMETERY, Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- CINERARY URN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Full description
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[TQ 90966275] Roman burial ground [R] (1) [Sited on Map A, No 6.] Two Roman inurned cremations with other pottery vessels, were found in 1865 during brickearth operations on Fulston Farm, Sittingbourne. As the operations approached the roadside leading to Winding Hill, many other vessels were found but these were destroyed deliberately by workmen. (2) The area is under long-established orchards. No closer siting evidence than George Payne's small scale map (1 1/8 miles: 1 inch) could be found. (3)
<1> OS 1/1250 1957 (OS Card Reference). SKE48116.
<2> Coll Cant 1893 21-2 (G Payne) (OS Card Reference). SKE39141.
<3> F1 ASP 17-JUL-63 (OS Card Reference). SKE42151.
<4> Field report for monument TQ 96 SW 19 - July, 1963 (Bibliographic reference). SKE4945.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | OS Card Reference: OS 1/1250 1957. |
| <2>XY | OS Card Reference: Coll Cant 1893 21-2 (G Payne). [Mapped feature: #35858 find, ] |
| <3> | OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 17-JUL-63. |
| <4> | Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 96 SW 19 - July, 1963. |
