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Monument details
HER Number: | TR 02 NE 9 |
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Type of record: | Findspot |
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Name: | Late Iron Age pottery |
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Summary
In 1910, when a bore hole was sunk for a soil analysis, the fragments of a 1st century BC or AD cooking pot or store jar were found at a depth of 3ft - 4ft 6in in association with burnt earth and charcoal, beneath was found the skeleton of a horse or ox. The potsherds are now in Maidstone Museum.
Grid Reference: | TR 0815 2762 |
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Map Sheet: | TR02NE |
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Parish: | ST MARY IN THE MARSH, SHEPWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Late Iron Age - 100 BC to 42 AD)
- SITE (Burial or cooking site?, Late Iron Age to Roman - 99 BC? to 99 AD?)
Associated Finds
- VESSEL (Late Iron Age to Roman - 99 BC? to 99 AD?)
Full description
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TR 08152762: In 1910, when a bore hole was sunk for a soil analysis, the fragments of a C1st BC or AD cooking pot or store jar were found at a depth of 3ft - 4ft 6in in association with burnt earth and charcoal, beneath was found the skeleton of a horse or ox. The potsherds are now in Maidstone Museum. (1) In 1910 a borehole produced pottery and animal bone. This was of late-Iron Age date perhaps dating from 1st century BC or C1st AD. More material was collected in the same general area some years later. (2) Additional bibliography (3-5)
Eddison, J., 1992, A Report on the Archaeological Implications of the Proposed By-Passes for St. Mary's Bay & Dymchurch, J Eddison 1992 Arch Implications of A259 Dymchurch By Pass (RMRT) (Unpublished document). SKe6774.
<1> F1 CFW 24-MAY-1963 (OS Card Reference). SKE42750.
<2> R D Green Soil Survey Officer Wye 6" plan records letters (OS Card Reference). SKE48909.
<3> Brian Philp, 1982, Romney Marsh and the Roman Fort at Lympne, Philp 1982 KAR 68 p185 (Article in serial). SKE7806.
<4> Field report for monument TR 02 NE 9 - May, 1963 (Bibliographic reference). SKE5040.
<5> Eddison, J., 1992, A Report on the Archaeological Implications of the Proposed By-Passes for St. Mary's Bay & Dymchurch, J Eddison 1992 Arch Implications of A259 Dymchurch By Pass (RMRT) (Unpublished document). SKE6774.
Sources and further reading
Cross-ref.
| Source description | --- | Unpublished document: Eddison, J.. 1992. A Report on the Archaeological Implications of the Proposed By-Passes for St. Mary's Bay & Dymchurch. J Eddison 1992 Arch Implications of A259 Dymchurch By Pass (RMRT). |
<1>XY | OS Card Reference: F1 CFW 24-MAY-1963. [Mapped feature: #37248 Find, ] |
<2> | OS Card Reference: R D Green Soil Survey Officer Wye 6" plan records letters. |
<3> | Article in serial: Brian Philp. 1982. Romney Marsh and the Roman Fort at Lympne. Philp 1982 KAR 68 p185. |
<4> | Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 02 NE 9 - May, 1963. |
<5> | Unpublished document: Eddison, J.. 1992. A Report on the Archaeological Implications of the Proposed By-Passes for St. Mary's Bay & Dymchurch. J Eddison 1992 Arch Implications of A259 Dymchurch By Pass (RMRT). |