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Monument details

HER Number:TQ 45 NE 8
Type of record:Monument
Name:Roman Urns found near Coombebank, Sundridge

Summary

Roman pottery found during the 17th century near Combe Bank, Sundridge. Some of the finds were presented to Maidstone Museum before 1874, but can no longer be traced.


Grid Reference:TQ 479 558
Map Sheet:TQ45NE
Parish:SUNDRIDGE WITH IDE HILL, SEVENOAKS, KENT

Monument Types

Associated Finds

  • URN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

Full description

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[Marginal] Many Roman urns were found in the 17th c. near Combebank, Sundridge. Some large red sepulchral urns are now in Maidstone Museum presented by Earl Amherst pre-1874, K.A.S. Acc. Nos. 7 - 9. (1)(2)(3)

These urns were not traced in Maidstone Museum. (4)


<1> VCH Kent 3 1932 170 (RF Jessup & MV Taylor) (OS Card Reference). SKE51103.

<2> Arch Cant 19 1892 8 (OS Card Reference). SKE34791.

<4> Arch Cant 1874 xxxiv (OS Card Reference). SKE34784.

<5> F1 CFW 21-JUL-64 (OS Card Reference). SKE42687.

<6> Field report for monument TQ 45 NE 8 - July, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE2674.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref. Source description
<1>OS Card Reference: VCH Kent 3 1932 170 (RF Jessup & MV Taylor).
<2>OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 19 1892 8.
<4>OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 1874 xxxiv.
<5>OS Card Reference: F1 CFW 21-JUL-64.
<6>XYBibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 45 NE 8 - July, 1964. [Mapped feature: #46745 Roman pottery, ]