Monument record MLI127887 - Roman inhumation burials, Canwick Hill
Summary
Two Roman inhumation burials discovered on land to the west of Canwick Hill, Lincoln.
Type and Period (2)
- INHUMATION (Roman - 100 AD? to 300 AD?)
- GRAVE (Roman - 100 AD? to 300 AD?)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
Two graves, each containing the articulated remains of an adult inhumation, were discovered on land at Canwick Hill during trial trenching in May 2014. The first was found in a sub-oval grave cut, aligned roughly north-south. A square headed iron nail, possibly a coffin nail, was recovered from the top of the feature. The grave had been disturbed by ploughing and disarticulated human bone was recovered from the subsoil above the feature. Analysis of the sacrum suggested the remains were of a mature male under the age of 30. The undisturbed skeletal remains were preserved in situ. The second burial was located in a broadly east-west aligned oval grave cut about 70m to the east-southeast of the first. A possibly complete greyware beaker appears to have been buried with this individual as a grave good. Again, this grave was not excavated and the remains were preserved in situ. {1}{2}
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SLI19190 Report: Allen Archaeology Ltd. 2014. Heritage Impact Assessment: Proposed Bomber Command Memorial and Interpretation Centre, Canwick Hill, Canwick. AAL Site Code: CABC 14.
- <2> SLI19191 Archive: Allen Archaeology Ltd. 2014. Heritage Impact Assessment: Proposed Bomber Command Memorial and Interpretation Centre, Canwick Hill, Canwick. LCNCC: 2014.61.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 9834 6953 (98m by 98m) Estimated from sources |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CANWICK, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Dec 4 2025 3:43PM
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