Monument record MLI30551 - Romano-British skeleton, Trent Road, Grantham

Summary

Romano-British skeleton, Trent Road, Grantham

Type and Period (1)

  • (Roman - 101 AD? to 199 AD?)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

PRN 30551 Report from police of skeleton(s) at dept of 6' in Trent Rd off Dysart Rd, 11.9.1981. SLAU to investigate. {1} A small salvage excavation was undertaken recovering a 2nd century female skeleton. Forty nails were found around the burial indicating burial in a wooded coffin. Parts of a flagon and a greyware cup were also recovered. It is thought that the burial may be part of a small inhumation cemetery related to a nearby settlement. {2}

Sources/Archives (2)

  •  Correspondence: Ambrose, T.M.. 1981. PARISH FILE. GRANTHAM. -.
  •  Article in Serial: Field, N. 1991. Lincolnshire History and Archaeology. Pages 33-34.

Map

Location

Grid reference SK 8963 3537 (point) Approximate
Civil Parish GRANTHAM, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Record last edited

Mar 21 2021 8:35PM

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