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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 56 SW 10 |
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| Type of record: | Findspot |
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| Name: | Romano-British pottery and quern |
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Summary
Part of a Roman quern stone, Samian and 1st century pottery have been found near Shoreham Villa.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 52 62 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ56SW |
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| Parish: | SHOREHAM, SEVENOAKS, KENT |
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Monument Types
Associated Finds
- QUERN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- SHERD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Full description
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Part of a Roman quern stone, Samian and 1st C. pottery have been found by Hore, and R.I. Little, at Shoreham. (1) No further information.(2) (TQ) 523623. A rotary quern stone was found in the river bed by the side of Shoreham Villa (TQ 56 SW 4) by K.D. Hore and R.I. Little on the 30th September 1956. The stone is the upper half of the quern, and only approximately one-third of the whole was found. The socket left by a handle, possibly of wood, is evident on one side. (3)
<1> Letter (KD Hore 12.10.57) (OS Card Reference). SKE46051.
<2> F1 ASP 07-Oct-64 (OS Card Reference). SKE41989.
<3> Arch Cant 77 1962 202 (KD Hore) (OS Card Reference). SKE35617.
<4> Field report for monument TQ 56 SW 10 - October, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE2973.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | OS Card Reference: Letter (KD Hore 12.10.57). |
| <2> | OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 07-Oct-64. |
| <3> | OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 77 1962 202 (KD Hore). |
| <4>XY | Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 56 SW 10 - October, 1964. [Mapped feature: #53206 find, ] |
