Monument record MLI30381 - Anglo-Saxon cemetery and finds east of church, Carlton Scroop
Summary
Anglo-Saxon cemetery and finds east of church, Carlton Scroop
Type and Period (2)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
Anglo-Saxon cemetery site - Local reports of burials from this area in about 1900 due to ironstone quarrying. Some confusion with another quoted cemetery 30380.{1}{2}
A spearhead was ploughed up in the field to the east of church in 1973. This was donated in 1975.{1}{2}
A Saxon bronze fibula dating to about 500AD was found, and is now in Grantham Museum.{3}{4}
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SLI2955 Index: SMR FILE. CARLTON SCROOP. SK94NE:M,1975, -.
- <2> SLI1190 Correspondence: 1975. PARISH FILE. -.
- <3> SLI2438 Index: OS CARD INDEX. CARLTON SCROOP. SK94NE3,1965, F.C..
- <4> SLI323 Article in Serial: C.W. Phillips. 1935. 'The Present State of Archaeology in Lincolnshire: Part 2' in the Archaeological Journal. VOL 91 P 146.
- <5> SLI8 Artefact: City and County Museum Collection. ACC. NO. 30.75.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | SK 9520 4540 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CARLTON SCROOP, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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