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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 26 NE 1265 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Probable Anglo-Saxon cemetery, Birchington |
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Summary
2013 aerial photographs show what seems to be an extensive Anglo-Saxon cemetery in an area of extensive prehistoric to modern cropmarks (including a scheduled monument). The cemetery spans an area of c. 100 m x 70 m. It is focused on three probable prehistoric ring-ditches and the graves are aligned west-east.
| Grid Reference: | TR 2882 6869 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR26NE |
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| Parish: | BIRCHINGTON, THANET, KENT |
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Monument Types
- CEMETERY (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD)
- INHUMATION (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD)
Full description
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2013 aerial photographs show what seems to be an extensive Anglo-Saxon cemetery in an area of extensive prehistoric to modern cropmarks (including a scheduled monument). The cemetery spans an area of c. 100 m x 70 m. It is focused on three probable prehistoric ring-ditches and the graves are aligned west-east. (1)
<1> Google Earth, 2013 imagery (Graphic material). SWX15704.
Sources and further reading
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| Source description | | <1> | Graphic material: Google Earth. 2013 imagery. |
