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Monument details
Summary
Probable enclosed Roman barrow cemetery, can be seen in cropmarks feature. Very close to site of Roman temple.
| Grid Reference: | TR 2183 4989 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR24NW |
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| Parish: | BARHAM, CANTERBURY, KENT |
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Monument Types
| Protected Status: | Selected Heritage Inventory for Natural England: Roman double ditched rectangular enclosure |
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Full description
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An air-photo reproduced by Crawford shows a double-box enclosure parallel to, and within a few feet of, the north-east ditch of the Canterbury-Dover Roman road at TR 2189 4995 (see AO/LP/63/65). This was probably an enclosed Roman barrow cemetery, at Stukeley's journey from Canterbury to Dover can be followed past "a group of Celtic barrows" (TR 25 SW 14), "a small camp of Ceasar's" (TR 25 SW 12) and "a single barrow whereon stood the mill" (TR 25 SW 7) until he describes what is undoubtedly the AP site, as follows- "... (the Roman road) ascends the hill to a hedge corner where there are three barrows, a great one between two little ones, all enclosed with a double square entrenchment of no great bulk; I fancy them Roman because parallel to, and close by, the Roman road; the great barrow has a cavity in the top and an entrance eastward; whether casually, or with design, I know not". He adds that "some of the barrows" were opened by Faussett, who had found valuable relics "some of which were of pure gold" but is not certainly referring to this particular group. The site is now under cultivation and no trace of enclosure or barrows survives. The farmer knows of no finds from the area. (1) TR 21894995. Cropmark of rectangular double ditched enclosure with `circular' porch mark of ? Building foundation in the centre. A trackway cuts across the corner of the ditches but kinks round the central feature. (2) This area has been entirely destroyed by the cutting for the modern dual carriageway. (3)
Description from record TR 24 NW 73:
TR21764970 Roman temple. (4)
From the cropmarks it is clear there is a double ditched feature possible building complex with internal features indicating a Roman temple, this site is north of a known Roman barrow cemetery. (MON5767) (5-7)
<1> Ant 7 1933 292 Plate II (O G S Crawford) (OS Card Reference). SKE33122.
<2> Iter Cur 2nd Ed 1776 127 fn (Stukeley) (OS Card Reference). SKE44784.
<3> Arch Cant 46 1934 59 (Crawford) (OS Card Reference). SKE35188.
<4> Arch Cant 96 1980 133 183 (N.Macpherson-Grant) (OS Card Reference). SKE36236.
<4> F1 AC 05-AUG-64 (OS Card Reference). SKE41763.
<4> Macpherson-grant, N., 1980, Archaeological work along the A2, Arch Cant 96 1980 133 183 (N.Macpherson-Grant) (Article in serial). SKE16610.
<5> AP (NMR TR214915 9.6.79) (OS Card Reference). SKE33817.
<6> OS 1:50000 1986 (OS Card Reference). SKE48231.
<7> Field report for monument TR 24 NW 9 - August, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE5670.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | OS Card Reference: Ant 7 1933 292 Plate II (O G S Crawford). |
| <2> | OS Card Reference: Iter Cur 2nd Ed 1776 127 fn (Stukeley). |
| <3> | OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 46 1934 59 (Crawford). |
| <4> | Article in serial: Macpherson-grant, N.. 1980. Archaeological work along the A2. Arch Cant vol 96 134. Arch Cant 96 1980 133 183 (N.Macpherson-Grant). |
| <4>XY | OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 96 1980 133 183 (N.Macpherson-Grant). [Mapped feature: #46390 barrow cemetery, ] |
| <4> | OS Card Reference: F1 AC 05-AUG-64. |
| <5> | OS Card Reference: AP (NMR TR214915 9.6.79). |
| <6> | OS Card Reference: OS 1:50000 1986. |
| <7> | Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 24 NW 9 - August, 1964. |
