Monument record MLI124961 - Early Christian Anglo-Saxon Cemetery at Little Carlton
Summary
An early Christian Anglo-Saxon cemetery excavated at Little Carlton
Type and Period (3)
- CEMETERY (Early Medieval/Dark Age - 680 AD? to 750 AD?)
- BURIAL (Early Medieval/Dark Age - 680 AD? to 750 AD?)
- INHUMATION (Early Medieval/Dark Age - 680 AD? to 750 AD?)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
A late 7th century Christian cemetery at Little Carlton to the east of the site of St Edith's Church. Fifty-eight graves were found, with the bodies all buried east to west and in many of the graves were fragments of iron fittings suggesting that the inhumations were in coffins. There had been a Bronze Age barrow here and this barrow had become the focus of the later funerary activity. One burial, of a young adult, was unusual in that the body had been buried, or reinterred, a long time after death. {1}
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SLI15818 Article in Serial: Hugh Willmott and Adam Daubney. 2017. 'Little Carlton's inhabitants revealed' in Current Archaeology. Issue 322 (January 2017), pp.8-9.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 40427 85359 (100m by 100m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | LITTLE CARLTON, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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