Monument record MLI50220 - Possible Anglo Saxon Cemetery, Nettleton Road, Caistor and Nettleton
Summary
Possible Anglo Saxon cemetery near Nettleton Road, between Caistor and Nettleton.
Type and Period (2)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
[Note: the full location and extent of this site is not certain.]
An Anglo-Saxon inhumation cemetery of 5th to 6th century was found in Caistor parish ‘about halfway between that town and the adjoining village of Nettleton’ in the 19th century. Several finds of skeletons and grave goods including spearheads, a hanging-bowl and beads were reported. At this time they were believed to represent the remains of a battle in about 827 between Egbert and the Mercians. {1}{2}{3}{4}
A grave found nearby in 1972, in Caistor parish, may have formed part of this cemetery (see PRN 50587). {5}
Further skeletons have been reported from this area including one found during construction of the bypass in 1937, three skeletons found during drain digging in 1964 at TA 114 009 and several found near TF 113 011 between 1964-69. No grave goods are mentioned with any of these burials. {6}
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SLI2881 Index: Lincolnshire County Council. Sites and Monuments Record Card Index. TA 10 SW: B.
- <2> SLI82 Article in Monograph: LEAHY, K. A.. 1993. PRE-VIKING LINDSEY. p.41.
- <3> SLI2344 Index: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Card Index. TA 10 SW: 1.
- <4> SLI2881 Index: Lincolnshire County Council. Sites and Monuments Record Card Index. TA 10 SW: BH.
- <5> SLI767 Article in Serial: A.J. White (ed.). 1981. 'Archaeology in Lincolnshire and South Humberside, 1980' in Lincolnshire History and Archaeology. vol.16, pp.68-70.
- <6> SLI11415 Unpublished Document: Lindsey Archaeological Services. Notes about inhumations found near Nettleton Road, Caistor. -.
Map
Location
Grid reference | TA 111 006 (point) Estimated from sources |
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Civil Parish | NETTLETON, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
Civil Parish | CAISTOR, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Dec 10 2021 12:32PM
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