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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 35 NW 33 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Group of Romano-British Cremation Burials, Near Sandwich Station |
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Summary
Three Roman cremations dating from AD 221 to 250 were found near Sandwich Railway Station. A cup, two urns, a bottle,two dishes and three coins accompanied the burials.
| Grid Reference: | TR 33 57 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR35NW |
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| Parish: | SANDWICH, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
- CREMATION (CREMATION, Roman - 220 AD? (at some time) to 250 AD? (at some time))
Associated Finds
- BOTTLE (Roman - 221 AD to 250 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 221 AD to 250 AD)
- CUP (Roman - 221 AD to 250 AD)
- DISH (Roman - 221 AD to 250 AD)
- URN (Roman - 221 AD to 250 AD)
Full description
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Three cinerary Roman urns, containing burnt bones, were discovered near Sandwich Railway Station. Mr W H Rolfe, in describing these remains stated the following; one contained a small urn of coarse dark clay, and had a small red cup and two urns placed about it; another had a red bottle and some Samian ware surrounding it; the third had two paterae of the same ware, in one of which were three coins; one of Julia Mamaea, one of Alexander Severus in base silver, and one in brass, uncertain. (This burial would appear to date c.221-250 AD). (1) No further information obtained during fieldwork. (2)
<1> JBAA 2 1847 352 (OS Card Reference). SKE44890.
<2> F1 FGA 20-JUL-1964 (OS Card Reference). SKE42950.
<3> Field report for monument TR 35 NW 33 - July, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE6053.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | OS Card Reference: JBAA 2 1847 352. |
| <2>XY | OS Card Reference: F1 FGA 20-JUL-1964. [Mapped feature: #57195 burials, ] |
| <3> | Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 35 NW 33 - July, 1964. |
