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Monument details

HER Number:	TQ 76 NW 822
Type of record:	Monument
Name:	Rochester Cathedral lay cemetery

Summary

The medieval lay cemetery of Rochester Cathedral was located to the north, west of Deanery Gate.

Grid Reference:	TQ 7429 6855
Map Sheet:	TQ76NW
Parish:	ROCHESTER & CHATHAM, MEDWAY, KENT

Monument Types

INHUMATION CEMETERY (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Associated Finds

HUMAN REMAINS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Full description

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The medieval lay cemetery of Rochester Cathedral was located to the north, west of Deanery Gate.

In 2007 Keevil Heritage Consultancy carried out a watching brief at Deanery Gate. A small foundation pit for new external stairs found four graves. The burials had been disturbed and clearly pre-dated Deanery Gate House. They are probably of Anglo-Saxon or medieval date. (1)

<1> Keevill Heritage Consultancy, 2010, Rochester Cathedral, Medway, Kent: Report of Archaeological Watching Brief and Building Recording at Deanery Gate House (Unpublished document). SKE24780.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref.	Source description
<1>	Unpublished document: Keevill Heritage Consultancy. 2010. Rochester Cathedral, Medway, Kent: Report of Archaeological Watching Brief and Building Recording at Deanery Gate House.