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Monument details

HER Number:TR 14 SE 21
Type of record:Monument
Name:Roman burial place (alleged) (possible duplicate site), Elham

Summary

Roman burial place (alleged) (possible duplicate site). The owner of Ottinge Farm, believes Igglesden(A Saunter through Kent 1901) was referring to the barrow at Rhodes Minnis (TR 14 SE 3), which stands on land formerly a part of Ottinge Farm.


Grid Reference:TR 16 42
Map Sheet:TR14SE
Parish:ELHAM, SHEPWAY, KENT

Monument Types

  • BURIAL (BURIAL, Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

Full description

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"At Ottinge Farm [Elham] is an old Roman burial place." (1)

Mr Dykes, owner of Ottinge Farm, believes Igglesden was referring to the barrow at Rhodes Minnis (TR 14 SE 3), which stands on land formerly a part of Ottinge Farm. (2)


<1> Igglesden, C., 1901, A Saunter Through Kent with Pen and Pencil 3, A Saunter through Kent 3 1901 43 (C Igglesden) (Monograph). SKE7952.

<2> F1 ASP 26-APR-63 (OS Card Reference). SKE42302.

<3> Phillips, A., 1963, Field report for monument TR 14 SE 21 - April, 1963 (Unpublished document). SKE5421.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref. Source description
<1>Monograph: Igglesden, C.. 1901. A Saunter Through Kent with Pen and Pencil 3. A Saunter through Kent 3 1901 43 (C Igglesden).
<2>OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 26-APR-63.
<3>XYUnpublished document: Phillips, A.. 1963. Field report for monument TR 14 SE 21 - April, 1963. [Mapped feature: #42692 burial, ]