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Monument details

HER Number:	TQ 87 NE 1052
Type of record:	Monument
Name:	Late Roman cemetery, Gravel Pit near Rose Court Farm, Isle of Grain

Summary

Superimposed across an area of Iron Age occupation examined in advance of gravel working (see TQ 87 NE 14) lay part of a late Roman cemetery with at least forty seven inhumations. Grave goods suggest a tentative date-range of 250-300.

Grid Reference:	TQ 883 772
Map Sheet:	TQ87NE
Parish:	ISLE OF GRAIN, MEDWAY, KENT

Monument Types

INHUMATION CEMETERY (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

Associated Finds

HUMAN REMAINS (Roman - 250 AD to 300 AD)
POTTERY ASSEMBLAGE (Roman - 250 AD to 300 AD)

Full description

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TQ 884 772: Late Roman cemetery. (1) Selective rescue-excavation and subsequent salvage work in an extensive and very active gravel pit revealed further evidence of Iron Age and Romano-British settlement over some 20 acres. A series of broadly circular ditched enclosures, generally 18 x 25m in diameter, enclosed traces of possible huts. The ditches were frequently recut and contained pottery of the first centuries BC and AD. The Romano-British features came from the southern end of the site and were limited to a small rectangular enclosure, two cremations and field ditches. The pottery dates from the second to fourth centuries. (2) Superimposed across an area of Iron Age occupation which was the southern part of the Iron Age complex previously examined in advance of gravel working lay part of a late Roman cemetery with at least forty seven inhumations. Grave goods suggest a tentative date-range of 250-300. (3) Additional bibliography. (4-6).

<1> PPS 48 1982 513 (B Philp) (OS Card Reference). SKE48605.

<2> PPS 46 1980 353 (B Philp and D Garrod) (OS Card Reference). SKE48604.

<3> Brit 13 1982 393-395 (NB Rankov) (OS Card Reference). SKE38309.

<4> Kent Arch Rev 74 1983 82 (B Philp) (OS Card Reference). SKE45817.

<5> Kent Arch Rev 77 1984 161 (B Philp and J Willson) (OS Card Reference). SKE45827.

<6> Oxford Archaeological Unit, Feb 1995, East Thames Corridor archaeological study: archaeological framework for Thames Gateway. Draft report (Bibliographic reference). SWX9336.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref.	Source description
<1>	OS Card Reference: PPS 48 1982 513 (B Philp).
<2>	OS Card Reference: PPS 46 1980 353 (B Philp and D Garrod).
<3>	OS Card Reference: Brit 13 1982 393-395 (NB Rankov).
<4>	OS Card Reference: Kent Arch Rev 74 1983 82 (B Philp).
<5>	OS Card Reference: Kent Arch Rev 77 1984 161 (B Philp and J Willson).
<6>	Bibliographic reference: Oxford Archaeological Unit. Feb 1995. East Thames Corridor archaeological study: archaeological framework for Thames Gateway. Draft report.