Monument record MLI30330 - Roman Cemetery, Ancaster
Summary
Roman cemetery, to the south of Ancaster.
Type and Period (2)
Protected Status/Designation
Full Description
A pit for a new corn silo dug in the floor of a barn at Ant House Farm, encountered 2 complete and 1 disturbed burial. The Roman cemetery was about 100 yards from the south wall on the east side of Ermine Street. Skeletons were found on the site and it seems to been later used as an Anglo-Saxon burial ground (30334). A stone coffin was found in about 1854 in Twelve Acre Close. {1}{2}{3}{4}{5}
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SLI4612 Unpublished Document: BARLEY, M.W. ET AL. 1966. PARISH FILE. ANCASTER. ANCASTER INTERIM.
- <2> SLI2354 Index: OS CARD INDEX. ANCASTER. SK 94 SE:11,1965, BAIRD J.
- <3> SLI333 Article in Serial: TROLLOPE, E.. 1854. ARCHAEOLOGICAL JOURNAL. p.283.
- <4> SLI338 Article in Serial: TROLLOPE, E.. 1870. ARCHAEOLOGICAL JOURNAL. vol.27, pp.1-15.
- <5> SLI6072 Index: South Kesteven records. Ancaster. SK 02.35.
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Location
| Grid reference | SK 9827 4341 (point) Approximate |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | ANCASTER, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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