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Monument record MKE104469 - Knight's Bottom Pit
Summary
A cist burial discovered during quarrying at Knight's Bottom Pit, Walmer, in 1910 contained an inhumation burial dating to the Middle to Late Iron Age (c. 400-100 BC). Finds included two copper alloy pins, possibly of Picardy type, rough flints, and traces of bone. The pins, now lost, suggest cross-Channel cultural connections
Location
| Grid reference | TR 3704 4933 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TR34NE |
| County | KENT |
| District | DOVER, KENT |
| Civil Parish | RINGWOULD WITH KINGSDOWN, DOVER, KENT |
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Full Description
Cist burial found by workmen during quarrying at Knight's Bottom Pit, Walmer in 1910. Two copper alloy pins, potentially of the 'Picardy' type known elsewhere in Kent (e.g. Hawkes 1942; Parfitt 1994) were recovered, together with rough flints and 'traces of bones' The pins are now lost. <1>
Grave Goods Project grave types: Cist x 1
Grave Goods Project human remains: Inhumation x 1
<1> University of Manchester, 21/06/2018, Grave Goods Project: test data migration, 72842 (Machine readable data file). SKE51586.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SKE51586 Machine readable data file: University of Manchester. 21/06/2018. Grave Goods Project: test data migration. 72842.
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Record last edited
Aug 17 2026 11:07AM