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Monument details

Summary

Roman burials with pottery were recorded in the grounds of St. Lawrence College, in the latter half of the nineteenth century. c.120 Roman coins were also discovered in the grounds of the College and from the grounds of the Derby Arms Public House. A coin of Postumus was discovered in nearby St Luke's Avenue.

Monument Types

• BURIAL (Roman - 43 AD? (at some time) to 409 AD? (at some time))
• CEMETERY? (Roman - 43 AD? (at some time) to 409 AD? (at some time))
• SITE (Roman - 43 AD? (at some time) to 409 AD? (at some time))

Associated Finds

• COIN HOARD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

Full description

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[TR 37856592]. A skeleton and a hoard of 120 Roman coins and vases were found in the grounds of the South Eastern [now St. Lawrence] College, Ramsgate, prior to 1891. (1,2)
No further information on the exact siting or present whereabouts of these finds was gained at St. Lawrence's College: they are not in any of the local museums. (3)
Hoards of Roman coins, pottery and skeletons were discovered c. 1890. (4)
Additional bibliography [5], see also Thanet Reach Business Park Development: Archaeological Implications. Desk Based Assessment [6]. See Trust for Thanet Archaeology SMR entries 91 and 164.

<1> V.C.H. Kent 3, 1932, 164 (R.F. Jessup & M.V. Taylor) (OS Card Reference). SKE50742.

<2> Coll. Cant. 1893, 202 (G. Payne) (OS Card Reference). SKE39180.

<3> F1 CFW 11-OCT-63 (OS Card Reference). SKE42535.

<4> Isle of Thanet Arch. Unit Sites and Mons Archive 1988, Record No 91 (OS Card Reference). SKE44737.

<5> Field report for monument TR 36 NE 22 - October, 1963 (Bibliographic reference). SKE6161.

<6> Trust For Thanet Archaeology, 1995, Thanet Reach Business Park Development: Archaeological Implications. A Desk Based Study (Unpublished document). SWX7097.

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