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Monument details

HER Number:	TR 04 NW 3
Type of record:	Monument
Name:	Romano-British burial, Sandhurst Farm

Summary

A Romano-British burial was found in a disused sand pit to the north of Ashford near Sandhurst Farm, Kennington. The remains comprised a small globular one-handled flagon of reddish pottery. This artefact is now thought to be located in Maidstone Museum.

Grid Reference:	TR 0051 4572
Map Sheet:	TR04NW
Parish:	BOUGHTON ALUPH, ASHFORD, KENT

Monument Types

BURIAL (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

Associated Finds

FLAGON (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

Full description

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(TR 00514572) Romano-British Burial found. (NAT) (1) A small globular one-handled flagon of reddish pottery, in Maidstone Museum, is from a Romano-British burial found on Sandhurst Farm, Kennington, in 1914. Information from H J Elgar. (2) This flagon is probably in store amongst pieces of unknown provenance. (3) The site falls in a long disused sand-pit. (4)

<1> OS 6" 1961 (OS Card Reference). SKE48369.

<2> VCH Kent vol 3 1932 157 (R F Jessup & M V Taylor) (OS Card Reference). SKE51216.

<3> F1 CFW 28-MAR-1963 (OS Card Reference). SKE42797.

<4> D Kelly: Arch Asst. Maidstone Museum (OS Card Reference). SKE39560.

<5> F2 ASP 09.05.63 (OS Card Reference). SKE43090.

<6> Field report for monument TR 04 NW 3 - March, 1963 (Bibliographic reference). SKE5146.

<7> Field report for monument TR 04 NW 3 - May, 1963 (Bibliographic reference). SKE5147.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref.	Source description
<1>	OS Card Reference: OS 6" 1961.
<2>	OS Card Reference: VCH Kent vol 3 1932 157 (R F Jessup & M V Taylor).
<3>	OS Card Reference: F1 CFW 28-MAR-1963.
<4>XY	OS Card Reference: D Kelly: Arch Asst. Maidstone Museum. [Mapped feature: #39058 burial, ]
<5>	OS Card Reference: F2 ASP 09.05.63.
<6>	Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 04 NW 3 - March, 1963.
<7>	Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 04 NW 3 - May, 1963.