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Monument details
HER Number: | MKE92981 |
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Type of record: | Monument |
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Name: | Roman Cremation, Cossington Road, St. Sepulchre |
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Summary
In April 1861 John Brent and the Kent Archaeological Society discovered and excavated Medieval burials from the cemetery of St Sepulchre at Cossington Road during the digging of cellars for new properties. Roman cremations and an ustrinum were also found.
Grid Reference: | TR 1524 5729 |
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Map Sheet: | TR15NE |
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Parish: | CANTERBURY, CANTERBURY, KENT |
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In April 1861 John Brent and the Kent Archaeological Society discovered and excavated Medieval burials from the cemetery of St Sepulchre at Cossington Road during the digging of cellars for new properties. Roman cremations and an ustrinum were also found.
Brent, J., 1861, Roman cemeteries in Canterbury, with some conjectures concerning its earliest inhabitants (Article in serial). SKE17548.
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Cross-ref.
| Source description | --- | Article in serial: Brent, J.. 1861. Roman cemeteries in Canterbury, with some conjectures concerning its earliest inhabitants. Arch Cant 4: 27-42. |