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Monument details

Summary

A Romano-British pot was found in St. George's Churchyard in 1948. The urn was of black burnished ware and suggested a cremation or an inhumation burial was located here.

Monument Types

• FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

Associated Finds

• VESSEL (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

Full description

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On exibition in Ramsgate Public Lirbary (a) is a C1st RB pot found at approx. TR 38156526 when St. George's Churchyard was cleared in 1948. The name of the finder is not known. (1) TR 381652 (sited to nearest 50m) Romano British finds. Site No.168. (2) TR 381652. In the north west corner of the churchyard a small C1st Romano-British urn was discovered. The urn made in BB2 was c.4 to 6 inches in height, 9 to 10 inches in circumference at its widest point. Either a cremation or an inhumation burial is indicated. (3) additional reference (4-5)

<1> F1 CFW 21-SEP-63 (OS Card Reference). SKE42693.

<2> Oral Mr Busson, Librarian, Ramsgate Public Library (OS Card Reference). SKE47951.

<3> Thanet. The Arch. Heritage c.1982, 10 (Thanet Dist. Council & Isle of Thanet Arch. Unit) (OS Card Reference). SKE49908.

<4> Isle of Thanet Arch. Unit Sites and Mons. Archive 1988, Record No 168 (OS Card Reference). SKE44743.

<5> Field report for monument TR 36 NE 46 - September, 1963 (Bibliographic reference). SKE6188.

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