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)

  • (Early Medieval/Dark Age - 410 AD to 649 AD)
  • (Early Medieval/Dark Age - 410 AD to 649 AD)

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)

  •  Index: Lincolnshire County Council. Sites and Monuments Record Card Index. TA 10 SW: B.
  •  Article in Monograph: LEAHY, K. A.. 1993. PRE-VIKING LINDSEY. p.41.
  •  Index: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Card Index. TA 10 SW: 1.
  •  Index: Lincolnshire County Council. Sites and Monuments Record Card Index. TA 10 SW: BH.
  •  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.
  •  Unpublished Document: Lindsey Archaeological Services. Notes about inhumations found near Nettleton Road, Caistor. -.

Map

Location

Grid reference TA 111 006 (point) Estimated from sources
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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