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Monument details

HER Number:TR 36 SW 12
Type of record:Findspot
Name:Roman bronze toga pin (fibula), Ebbsfleet, Minster parish

Summary

A Roman bronze fibula (toga pin) was reportedly found at Ebbsfleet in about 1890. This artefact is now thought to be held in store at Canterbury Museum. The precise location at which this fibula was found is uncertain and no further information about its discovery could be found.


Grid Reference:TR 33 63
Map Sheet:TR36SW
Parish:MINSTER, THANET, KENT

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD? (at some time) to 409 AD? (at some time))

Associated Finds

  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

Full description

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A Roman bronze fibula, now in Canterbury Museum, was found at Ebbsfleet about 1890. (1) This fibula is in store at Canterbury Museum, Acc No RM 2098. No further information on its exact provenance or date of finding is known. (2)


<1> VCH Kent 3 1932 153 (R F Jessup and M V Taylor) (OS Card Reference). SKE51052.

<2> F1 CFW 27-NOV-63 (OS Card Reference). SKE42786.

<3> Field report for monument TR 36 SW 12 - November, 1963 (Bibliographic reference). SKE6277.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref. Source description
<1>OS Card Reference: VCH Kent 3 1932 153 (R F Jessup and M V Taylor).
<2>XYOS Card Reference: F1 CFW 27-NOV-63. [Mapped feature: #65887 find, ]
<3>Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 36 SW 12 - November, 1963.