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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 36 NW 31 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Roman cremation burial, Birchington |
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Summary
A large urn containing burnt human bones and a small 2nd century jar were found in Birchington Bay in 1915. These finds are not thought to be in Ramsgate Museum and no further information on their present location was available.
| Grid Reference: | TR 30 69 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR36NW |
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| Parish: | BIRCHINGTON, THANET, KENT |
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Monument Types
Associated Finds
- CINERARY URN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- HUMAN REMAINS (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- JAR (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Full description
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Brichington-on-Sea. A large urn containing burnt human bones and a small C2nd jar, in Ramsgate Museum, were found in Birchington Bay in 1915. (1) Not in Ramsgate Museum and no further information obtained on exact provenance or present whereabouts. (2)
<1> VCH Kent vol 3 1932 146 (R F Jessup, M V Taylor & C F C Hawkes) (OS Card Reference). SKE51211.
<2> F1 CFW 01.10.63 (OS Card Reference). SKE42372.
<3> Field report for monument TR 36 NW 31 - October, 1963 (Bibliographic reference). SKE6234.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | OS Card Reference: VCH Kent vol 3 1932 146 (R F Jessup, M V Taylor & C F C Hawkes). |
| <2>XY | OS Card Reference: F1 CFW 01.10.63. [Mapped feature: #63292 burial, ] |
| <3> | Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 36 NW 31 - October, 1963. |
