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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 25 NE 284 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Anglo-Saxon Cemetery, Ringlemere Farm, Kent |
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Summary
Excavations in Trench 5 in 2004 by Canterburry Archaeological Trust confirmed suspicions that there might be later (than the Late Neolithic activity already identified) phases of occupation and use of the site in the form of an Anglo-Saxon cemetery using the barrow as a focal point. This lay on the southern side of the barrow, containing 8 inhumations and 5 cremations, with grave goods.
The site lies on a gentle north-east facing slope at the end of a low valley, that drains to the north-west. OD c12m.
| Grid Reference: | TR 2937 5693 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR25NE |
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| Parish: | WOODNESBOROUGH, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
- CEMETERY (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD)
Associated Finds
- BEAD (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD)
- BEAKER (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD)
- BUCKLE (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD)
- CREMATION (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD)
- HUMAN REMAINS (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD)
- KNIFE (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD)
Full description
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Excavations in Trench 5 in 2004 by Canterburry Archaeological Trust confirmed suspicions that there might be later (than the Late Neolithic activity already identified) phases of occupation and use of the site in the form of an Anglo-Saxon cemetery using the barrow as a focal point. (1) This lay on the southern side of the barrow, containing 8 inhumations and 5 cremations, with grave goods.
The site lies on a gentle north-east facing slope at the end of a low valley, that drains to the north-west. OD c12m.
Andrew Richardson, 2000, Gazetteer of Anglo-Saxon Cemeteries and Burial-Sites in Kent (Unpublished document). SKE29253.
<1> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 2005, INTERIM REPORT ON EXCAVATIONS AT MONUMENT NO.1 (TRENCH 5) RINGLEMERE FARM, KENT (Unpublished document). SKE29684.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | --- | Unpublished document: Andrew Richardson. 2000. Gazetteer of Anglo-Saxon Cemeteries and Burial-Sites in Kent. |
| <1> | Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 2005. INTERIM REPORT ON EXCAVATIONS AT MONUMENT NO.1 (TRENCH 5) RINGLEMERE FARM, KENT. |
