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Monument details

HER Number:TR 36 NE 35
Type of record:Monument
Name:Roman burials and pottery vessels, Thanet Road, Ramsgate

Summary

Roman vases, paterae and flagons were found in 1872-3 when digging for the Granville stables, East Cliff. The vases contained human skeletal remains. A rhinoceros horn approximately 1m in length was also found. It was identified as that of a white rhinoceros; it has been interpreted as possible evidence that the Romans introduced live animals into the country possibly for the arena.

Grid Reference:TR 3887 6539
Map Sheet:TR36NE
Parish:RAMSGATE, THANET, KENT

Monument Types

  • BURIAL (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

Associated Finds

  • FLAGON (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • HUMAN REMAINS (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • PATERA (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • VASE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

Full description

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[TR 38876539] Roman Pottery found A.D. 1872-3. (NAT) (1) Roman vases, etc., found in 1872-3 at junction of Queens Road and Thanet Road. (2) Vases and paterae (some of Samian were found in 1872-3 when digging for the Granville stables, East Cliff. (3) A black vase with skeletons and a brown vase with skeleton (all Roman) were found in the road beyond the Granville Farm, Ramsgate. [TR 38936542]. (4) A carinated vase of Upchurch ware and two 1st c. flagons from the East Cliff, Ramsgate are on exhibition in Ramsgate Public Library. The area is completely developed and there is no record of more recent finds. (5) TR 389654 (centred) Romano British remains. Site no. 169. (6) TR 386654 and TR 388653. Two graves were excavated each of which contained human skeletal material as well as a vase of Upchurch ware. There was also discovered a rhinoceros horn of approximately 3 feet in length. This is thought to have belonged to a white rhinoceros, which leads to speculation that the Romans introduced live animals into the country possibly for the arena. (7) TR 388652. c.1870. Roman burials (inhumations and cremations) were found in the site of the Granville Hotel, Granville Farm and Coyningham Lodge. (8) Notes on recent finds at Ramsgate. (9) Additional reference (10)


<1> OS 1/1250 1956 (OS Card Reference). SKE48115.

<2> Rev. O.N.B. 1938 (OS Card Reference). SKE49216.

<3> Isle of Thanet Directory & Guide 1884-5, 54 (OS Card Reference). SKE44777.

<4> Arch. Cant. 12, 1878, 17 (R. Hicks) (OS Card Reference). SKE36968.

<5> F1 CFW 04-OCT-63 (OS Card Reference). SKE42423.

<6> Thanet. The Arch. Heritage c.1982, 10 (Thanet Dist. Council & Isle of Thanet Arch. Unit) (OS Card Reference). SKE49908.

<7> Isle of Thanet Arch. Unit Sites and Mons. Archive 1988, Record No 169 (OS Card Reference). SKE44744.

<8> Isle of Thanet Arch. Unit Sites and Mons. Archive 1988, Record No 291 (OS Card Reference). SKE44749.

<9> Ant. J. 1924, 53-54 (J.E. Couchman) (OS Card Reference). SKE33233.

<10> Field report for monument TR 36 NE 35 - October, 1963 (Bibliographic reference). SKE6174.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref. Source description
<1>OS Card Reference: OS 1/1250 1956.
<2>OS Card Reference: Rev. O.N.B. 1938.
<3>OS Card Reference: Isle of Thanet Directory & Guide 1884-5, 54.
<4>OS Card Reference: Arch. Cant. 12, 1878, 17 (R. Hicks).
<5>OS Card Reference: F1 CFW 04-OCT-63.
<6>OS Card Reference: Thanet. The Arch. Heritage c.1982, 10 (Thanet Dist. Council & Isle of Thanet Arch. Unit).
<7>OS Card Reference: Isle of Thanet Arch. Unit Sites and Mons. Archive 1988, Record No 169.
<8>OS Card Reference: Isle of Thanet Arch. Unit Sites and Mons. Archive 1988, Record No 291.
<9>XYOS Card Reference: Ant. J. 1924, 53-54 (J.E. Couchman). [Mapped feature: #61457 burials, ]
<10>Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 36 NE 35 - October, 1963.