Extraction of sand from a pit owned by Messrs Turnbull and Co just west of Ancaster on the Grantham Road yielded a number of archaeological finds. A cremation burial of middle Bronze Age date was recorded. The cinerary urn itself was crushed beyond restoration but the sherds recovered bore stabbed incisions indicating a chevron pattern. In association was a small, roughly made overhanging rim urn in friable brown ware, with twisted cord decoration arranged in horizontal lines and chevrons. {3} The middle Bronze Age urn was presented to Lincoln Museum in 1957. {4}