Possibly Iron Age cremation cemetery, Canewdon (EHER 7903)

Cinerary urns of uncertain date found in 1712 near Canewdon Hall. From their descriptions they are either Iron Age or Saxon.

Urns found here in 1712-1713 were first thought to be Roman. Later suggested as Saxon but it is most likely that they were the same class as the Iron Age vessels found in the parish in 1924 (see EHER 9900). <1> <2> Note: A cremation pit excavated in 1974 probably belongs to this cemetery, see EHER 12193. NRHE data transfer: Roman Urns found AD 1712 (NAT). <3> In 1712 twelve cinerary urns were found during gravel digging near Canewdon Hall one of which contained a possible cremation, and the following year a further seventeen or eighteen were recovered. Miller Christy rejects the idea of the urns being Roman and states that from the description and comparison with others illustrated in they are Saxon. However Hull thought it most likely that they were of the same period as the Iron Age vessels found in 1924 (EHER 13414). <4> <5> <1> Certainly this site but grid reference quoted incorrectly. <6>