Exploring Kent's Past

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Monument details

Summary

Second century AD burials were discovered when the miners cottages were being built at the angle of the road leading to Betteshanger Colliery, at TR 33635314. Plans held by the Surveyors Office at the colliery show that these cottages were built in 1926-7 and were the first to be erected. Nothing is known about the burials either at the colliery or at the Dover offices of the NCB.

Monument Types

• BURIAL (BURIAL, Roman - 101 AD? (at some time) to 199 AD? (at some time))

Full description

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Second century AD burials were discovered when the miners cottages were being built at the angle of the road leading to Betteshanger Colliery, at TR 33635314. Plans held by the Surveyors Office at the colliery show that these cottages were built in 1926-7 and were the first to be erected. Nothing is known about the burials either at the colliery or at the Dover offices of the NCB. (1)

Additional References (2 - 4)

<1> F1 ASP 30-JUN-64 (OS Card Reference). SKE42356.

<2> The Invader's Shore 1937 21-22 (W.P.D. Stebbing) (OS Card Reference). SKE50381.

<3> Field report for monument TR 35 SW 26 - June, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE6140.

<4> Chris Blandford Associates, 2002, Betteshanger Colliery & Spoil Tip Environmental Impact Assessment: Volume 2 Environmental Statement (Unpublished document). SKE8361.

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