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Undated stone statue, Canewdon (EHER 9904)

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Summary

A large proportion of a gigantic statue of a 'heathen deity', carved in stone, said to have been dug up in this parish in 1774.

Map

Location

Grid reference TQ 89 94 (point)
Civil Parish CANEWDON, ROCHFORD, ESSEX

Type and Period

Description

A large proportion of a gigantic statue of a heathen deity, carved in stone, said to have been dug up in this parish in 1774. <1> <2> <3> The circumstances of discovery and exact findspot are unknown. Original HER entry merged with NRHE import.

Finds

Sources

  • <1> RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1990. OS cards. TQ89SE34, 1977.
  • <2> DESC TEXT: Stokes, M.F.. unknown. Burnham and Neighborhood. p.4.
  • <3> Article in serial: Green, M.J.. 1976. A corpus of religious material from the civilian areas of Roman Britain. p.230.

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Other References

  • NRHE identifier: 419155
  • National Monuments Record: TQ 89 SE 34

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