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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 25 SW 43 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Early medieval graves, Barham Downs, Canterbury |
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Summary
In 1966, 18 early medieval flat graves with associated grave goods; among these were a small iron buckle, 2 sceattas and a spearhead. Bones were found in 11 of the graves. These 18 graves are designated 'Barham Downs A'.
These graves may have been part of the southern extremity of the Kingston cemetery.
| Grid Reference: | TR 206 515 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR25SW |
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| Parish: | BARHAM, CANTERBURY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- GRAVE (GRAVE, Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD)
Full description
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TR 206 515 Eighteen flat Anglo-Saxon graves, Barham, 11 had remains of inhumations, and one had a buckle. Possibly an outlier of the cemetery TR25SW14.. (1)
In 1966, 18 early medieval flat graves with associated grave goods; among these were a small iron buckle, 2 sceattas and a spearhead. Bones were found in 11 of the graves. These 18 graves are designated 'Barham Downs A'.
These graves may have been part of the southern extremity of the Kingston cemetery.
Andrew Richardson, 2000, Gazetteer of Anglo-Saxon Cemeteries and Burial-Sites in Kent (Unpublished document). SKE29253.
<1> Md Arch 11 1967 266 (DM Wilson and DG Hurst) (OS Card Reference). SKE46573.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | --- | Unpublished document: Andrew Richardson. 2000. Gazetteer of Anglo-Saxon Cemeteries and Burial-Sites in Kent. |
| <1>XY | OS Card Reference: Md Arch 11 1967 266 (DM Wilson and DG Hurst). [Mapped feature: #48032 graves, ] |
