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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 15 SE 184 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Anglo-Saxon Cemetery West of A2 Near Bishopsbourne |
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Summary
Cropmarks observed in Google images 2nd May 2007 reveal an Anglo-Saxon cemetery in a field to the west of the A2 near Bishopsbourne.
| Grid Reference: | TR 19798 52251 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR15SE |
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| Parish: | BISHOPSBOURNE, CANTERBURY, KENT |
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Monument Types
Associated Finds
- BUCKLE (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 550 AD to 625 AD)
- HUMAN REMAINS (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 550 AD to 625 AD)
- KNIFE (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 550 AD to 625 AD)
- PIN (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 550 AD to 625 AD)
| Protected Status: | Selected Heritage Inventory for Natural England: Probable Anglo-Saxon cemetery identified from aerial photographs |
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Full description
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Cropmarks observed in Google images 2nd May 2007 reveal an Anglo-Saxon cemetery in a field to the west of the A2 near Bishopsbourne. (1)
A trial trench dug by Swale and Thames Archaeological Survey Company in 2009 located seven inhumations. Three were excavated: one was empty, a second had a small amount of bone and disturbed grave goods whilst the third was partially excavated, only the skull being exposed at the south west end of the grave. The grave goods from the second burial consisted of a copper alloy buckle, a pin, an iron knife and a nail. The buckle was dated to the period c. AD 550-625. (2)
<1> Google Earth (Graphic material). SWX15704.
<2> Swale and Thames Archaeological Survey Company, 2010, Archaeological Evaluation on land at Bonny Bush Hill, Kingston, Kent (Unpublished document). SKE18014.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Graphic material: Google Earth. |
| <2> | Unpublished document: Swale and Thames Archaeological Survey Company. 2010. Archaeological Evaluation on land at Bonny Bush Hill, Kingston, Kent. |
