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The Mount
Hob Uid: 468251
Location : Kent Dover Woodnesborough
Grid Ref : TR3081056830
Summary : Mound, probably a 6th century barrow containing Saxon inhumations with grave goods including brooch, spearhead, Roman pottery and a 6th century glass vessel.
More information : [TR 30815683] Tumulus [NR] (Site of) [NAT] (1) N of Woodnesborough Church, at the published site, Hasted shows a large conical flat-topped mound called 'The Mount'. He describes it as' apparently artificial...consisting of sandy earth' and goes on to say' some years ago sundry sepulchral remains were found in the top including a cone beaker, a fibula, the head of a spear and some fragments of Roman vessels. Much of the earth or sand has been lately removed but nothing further has been found' (a). A Frankish-type jug of coarse bluish pottery found with a circular jewelled brooch in a sandpit 'behind the Oak Inn at Woodnesborough' TR 30835689 (b) is almost certainly from this site, as are about 30 glass vessels found in the late C18 'very near the conical hill at Woodnesborough'. (c) These glass vessels were used by farm hands until all were broken except one, illustrated by Akerman, (d) a C5-early C6 bell beaker (e). There is now no trace of the mound which, according to Clarke (f) was moated. The site is occupied by an old, disused sand-pit and two modern bungalows. (2) Probably the site of the very important late C6 Anglo-Saxon burial excavated c1845 by W.W Boreham. The grave goods are in Saffron Walden Museum. (3) Listed as a Saxon burial ground. (4) Listed by Cathcart King as a possible motte. (5)

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Source details : History of Kent 4 1799 print opp 179 238-9 (E Hasted)
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Source details : Nenia Britannia 1793 71 (J Douglas)
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Source Number : 2d
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Source details : Remains of Pagan Saxondom 1853 33 plate 17.i (JY Akerman)
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Source Number : 2f
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Source details : GT Clarke
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Source details : HRE Davidson and L Webster
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Roman
Display Date : Roman
Monument End Date : 410
Monument Start Date : 43
Monument Type : Findspot
Evidence : Find

Monument Period Name : Early Medieval
Display Date : Late C6
Monument End Date : 599
Monument Start Date : 567
Monument Type : Barrow, Inhumation
Evidence : Find

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Medieval
Monument End Date : 1540
Monument Start Date : 1066
Monument Type : Motte
Evidence : Conjectural Evidence

Monument Period Name : Uncertain
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Monument Type : Earthwork, Barrow
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Components and Objects:

Period : Roman
Component Monument Type : Findspot
Object Type : VESSEL
Object Material : Pottery

Period : Early Medieval
Component Monument Type : Barrow, Inhumation
Object Type : BROOCH, SPEAR, VESSEL
Object Material : Glass

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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : TR 35 NW 38
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Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1964-06-26
End Date : 1964-06-26

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