Monument record MLI33616 - Possible Anglo-Saxon cemetery, Ermine Street, South Witham
Summary
Possible Anglo-Saxon cemetery, Ermine Street, South Witham, was discovered when Ermine Street was dug into on Witham Common.
Type and Period (3)
- CEMETERY (Early Medieval/Dark Age - 410 AD to 1065 AD)
- BURIAL (Early Medieval/Dark Age - 410 AD to 1065 AD)
- INHUMATION (Early Medieval/Dark Age - 410 AD to 1065 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
THREE MALE SKELETONS, EACH WITH LONG KNIFE FOUND 1740 WHEN ERMINE STREET DUG INTO ON WITHAM COMMON. OTHER BODIES ARE SAID TO HAVE BEEN FOUND. IN 1746 WHEN GRAVEL DIGGING AT POSTWITHAM, HUMAN BONES; URNS AND SPEARS WERE FOUND.{1}{2}
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SLI2743 Index: OS CARD INDEX. SOUTH WITHAM. SK 91 NW:7,1966, J.W.S..
- <2> SLI1120 Bibliographic Reference: Lukis, W. C. (ed.). 1883. The Family Memoirs of the Rev. William Stukeley M.D. and the Antiquarian and other Correspondence of William Stukeley, Roger and Samuel Gale. VOL 2.
- <3> SLI3283 Index: SMR FILE. SOUTH WITHAM. SK 91 NW:F.
- <4> SLI850 Bibliographic Reference: MEANEY, A.. 1964. A Gazetteer of Early Anglo-Saxon Burial Sites. pages 165-66.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 9380 1969 (62m by 295m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | NORTH WITHAM, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
| Civil Parish | SOUTH WITHAM, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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