Monument record MLI41162 - Anglo-Saxon burial ground northwest of Louth
Summary
Anglo-Saxon burial ground northwest of Louth
Type and Period (5)
- CREMATION CEMETERY (Early Medieval/Dark Age - 410 AD to 649 AD)
- ARTEFACT SCATTER (Early Medieval/Dark Age - 410 AD to 649 AD)
- CEMETERY (Early Medieval/Dark Age - 410 AD to 649 AD)
- BURIAL (Early Medieval/Dark Age - 410 AD to 649 AD)
- CREMATION (Early Medieval/Dark Age - 410 AD to 649 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
This site was found by a member of the Lincoln Archaeological Research committee, he thought he had found part of a Roman road but preliminarily investigations revealed several nearly complete pots. The fifth to sixth century pagan Anglo-Saxon cemetery was excavated in 1946. These investigations revealed over 100 decorated urns located approximately two to three feet below the ground. Burials appeared to be concentrated area, and in many cases three or four vessels were jammed into one another. Some 250 urn burials have been plotted here and the bodies appear to have been cremated wearing their dresses and ornaments. This in marked contrast with cemeteries like Lackford and elsewhere. This cemetery ranks in importance with the Lackford, West Suffolk cemetery. {1}{2}{3}{4}
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SLI3274 Index: SMR FILE. SOUTH ELKINGTON. TF 38 NW B,1979, TMA.
- <2> SLI2734 Index: OS CARD INDEX. SOUTH ELKINGTON. TF 38 NW 4,1963, COLQUHOUN F.
- <3> SLI340 Article in Serial: Graham Webster. 1951. 'An Anglo-Saxon Urnfield at South Elkington, Louth, Lincolnshire' in the Archaeological Journal. vol.108, pp.25-64.
- <4> SLI321 Article in Serial: MYERS, J.N.L.. 1951. ‘The Anglo-Saxon Pottery of Lincolnshire’ in the Archaeological Journal. VOL CVIII, PP65-100.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 3119 8833 (205m by 200m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | LOUTH, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
| Civil Parish | SOUTH ELKINGTON, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2022 9:34AM
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