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The Anglo-Saxon cemetery located 550 metres north of Walters Hall Farm at Monkton in Kent is a burial ground of early medieval date. The site has yielded inhumation burials typical of Anglo-Saxon funerary practice, with associated archaeological remains that contribute to understanding settlement and burial patterns in early medieval Kent. The cemetery represents an important archaeological resource for the study of the Anglo-Saxon period in south-eastern England, a region of considerable significance during the early migration and settlement phases of Anglo-Saxon culture.
Anglo-Saxon cemetery and associated remains at Monkton, 550m north of Walters Hall Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018880. View the official record →
The Anglo-Saxon cemetery located 550 metres north of Walters Hall Farm at Monkton in Kent is a burial ground of early medieval date. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018880.
Anglo-Saxon cemetery and associated remains at Monkton, 550m north of Walters Hall Farm is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1018880.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Anglo-Saxon cemetery at Ash Mill (7.4 km), Sandwich town walls: section at NW corner (150ft long) (7.9 km), Sandwich town walls: section extending 40yds (36m) on N side of Strand Street (8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Anglo-Saxon cemetery and associated remains at Monkton, 550m north of Walters Hall Farm's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Anglo-Saxon cemetery and associated remains at Monkton, 550m north of Walters Hall Farm stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.