Scheduled MonumentsEnglandRoman cist burials in Gorsley Wood

Roman cist burials in Gorsley Wood

England
List entry 1017617
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1017617
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.17 hectares
Grid reference
TR 17098 52014
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

I do not have reliable scholarly information specifically about Roman cist burials at Gorsley Wood in Kent with the reference number 1017617 sufficient to write with the precision your request requires. Rather than risk introducing inaccurate details, I must acknowledge this limitation. If you have access to the official National Heritage List for England entry or local archaeological reports on this site, those sources would provide the factual foundation needed for an accurate description of its physical character, dating, and historical significance.

Roman cist burials in Gorsley Wood is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017617. View the official record →

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What is Roman cist burials in Gorsley Wood?

I do not have reliable scholarly information specifically about Roman cist burials at Gorsley Wood in Kent with the reference number 1017617 sufficient to write with the precision your request requires.

Who is responsible for protecting Roman cist burials in Gorsley Wood?

Roman cist burials in Gorsley Wood 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 1017617.

What other scheduled monuments are near Roman cist burials in Gorsley Wood?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 50m north of Bowick Lodge east of Boyke Wood (9.2 km), Bowl barrow, the north-easternmost of six in West Wood (9.3 km), Bowl barrow, the northernmost of six in West Wood (9.3 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Roman cist burials in Gorsley Wood

Roman cist burials in Gorsley Wood stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Roman cist burials in Gorsley Wood

CanterburyRoman town · ~3.8 miles