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Monument details
HER Number: | TR 24 SE 39 |
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Type of record: | Findspot |
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Name: | A hoard of early medieval sceattas |
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Summary
A hoard of Anglo Saxon sceattas comprising some 200 coins was found in digging brickearth at Hougham Without in 1780. The collection is now dispersed.
Grid Reference: | TR 28 40 |
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Map Sheet: | TR24SE |
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Parish: | HOUGHAM WITHOUT, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD)
Associated Finds
- COIN HOARD (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD)
Full description
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TR 272403 or TR 296413 (sited marginally). A hoard of Anglo-Saxon sceattas consisting of 200 coins of series A and B were found in digging brickearth at Hougham Without in 1780. They were found at either TR 272403 or TR 296413. The collection is dispersed but selected coins are in the British Museum and Hunterian Museum. The information was provided by C. E. Blunt. (1-2)
Southern Water Services, 1993, Dover & Folkestone Wastewater Treatment scheme Environmental Statement (Unpublished document). SKe6815.
<1> BAR 128 Sceattas in Eng and on the Continent 1984 253 (D Hill and DM Metcalf) (OS Card Reference). SKE37490.
<2> Southern Water Services, 1993, Dover & Folkestone Wastewater Treatment scheme Environmental Statement (Unpublished document). SKE6815.
Sources and further reading
Cross-ref.
| Source description | --- | Unpublished document: Southern Water Services. 1993. Dover & Folkestone Wastewater Treatment scheme Environmental Statement. |
<1>XY | OS Card Reference: BAR 128 Sceattas in Eng and on the Continent 1984 253 (D Hill and DM Metcalf). [Mapped feature: #47580 Hoard, ] |
<2> | Unpublished document: Southern Water Services. 1993. Dover & Folkestone Wastewater Treatment scheme Environmental Statement. |