Monument record MLI50054 - Possible Anglo-Saxon Cemetery, Scotter
Summary
Possible Anglo-Saxon cemetery, to the east of the church at Scotter.
Type and Period (2)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
Possible Anglo-Saxon inhumation cemetery found before 1892. {1}
Probable Anglo-Saxon burials were recorded at Scotter at some point before 1892. The site was described as being 'in the fields between the present graveyard and the river', and the remains were noted as being 'buried in the early Saxon manner, with the upper part covered in by stones'. {2}{3}
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SLI2881 Index: Lincolnshire County Council. Sites and Monuments Record Card Index. SE 80 SE: S.
- <2> SLI4752 Unpublished Document: SMITH, R.G.. 1976. PARISH FILE. SCOTTER. Report 3, p.46.
- <3> SLI1067 Bibliographic Reference: Dudley, H. E.. 1949. Early Days in North-West Lincolnshire, A Regional Archaeology. p.235.
Map
Location
Grid reference | Centred SE 8882 0086 (55m by 76m) Estimated from sources |
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Civil Parish | SCOTTER, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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