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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 25 SW 45 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Early medieval graves, Little Cote, Dover Road, Barham Downs |
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Summary
Four early medieval graves were found in 1968, Two of the inhumations contained grave goods, in one a knife, the other 2 copper alloy mounts and 4 knives. These 4 graves are designated 'Barham Downs B'.
The site lies on the brow of a slight spur of a south-west facing slope. OD 95-100. 1km to the south of the 'Barham A' site (TR 25 SW 43).
| Grid Reference: | TR 213 508 |
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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)
- ROUND BARROW (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD)
Full description
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Four Anglo-Saxon inhumations identified on Barham Downs in 1966. Three barrows, 2 with pennanular ditches were also excavated. These may be am outlier of the cemetery TR25SW14.(1)
Four early medieval graves were found in 1968, Two of the inhumations contained grave goods, in one a knife, the other 2 copper alloy mounts and 4 knives.
The site lies on the brow of a slight spur of a south-west facing slope. OD 95-100. 1km to the south of the 'Barham A' site (TR 25 SW 43).
Andrew Richardson, 2000, Gazetteer of Anglo-Saxon Cemeteries and Burial-Sites in Kent (Unpublished document). SKE29253.
<1> Md Arch 13 1969 233 (DM Wilson and DG Hurst) (OS Card Reference). SKE46577.
Sources and further reading
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| Source description | | --- | Unpublished document: Andrew Richardson. 2000. Gazetteer of Anglo-Saxon Cemeteries and Burial-Sites in Kent. |
| <1>XY | OS Card Reference: Md Arch 13 1969 233 (DM Wilson and DG Hurst). [Mapped feature: #48034 graves, ] |
