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Note that there may be a few slight discrepancies between counts given in the text and the returned results in the gazetteer. This is a result of corrections and amendments (not updates) made to the gazetteer since the research was published in BAR. This does not materially affect the picture presented but does add more detail.

Site name Cheriton, Folkestone

Site number 295

Burial codes 1002 1006 1021 1023 1026 1028 1030 1035 1041 1048 1051 1065 1075 1084 1098 1104 1111 1121 1123 1129 1143 1153 1181

100bc-AD43 Twenty five La Tene III to late 1st century AD pottery vessels were excavated from 9 cremation graves. 25 further vessels from an unknown number of graves were accidentally encountered. Two associated brooches are of Colchester forms, and two others of later 1st Century AD.

Remains/Period Y1

County Kent

Region SE

National grid square TR

X coordinate 193

Y coordinate 369

Bibliographic source Tester and Bing 1949, Stead 1976, Whimster 1981

Query

Site name	Cheriton, Folkestone
Site number	295
Burial codes	1002 1006 1021 1023 1026 1028 1030 1035 1041 1048 1051 1065 1075 1084 1098 1104 1111 1121 1123 1129 1143 1153 1181
100bc-AD43	Twenty five La Tene III to late 1st century AD pottery vessels were excavated from 9 cremation graves. 25 further vessels from an unknown number of graves were accidentally encountered. Two associated brooches are of Colchester forms, and two others of later 1st Century AD.
Remains/Period	Y1
County	Kent
Region	SE
National grid square	TR
X coordinate	193
Y coordinate	369
Bibliographic source	Tester and Bing 1949, Stead 1976, Whimster 1981