Monument record MLI50430 - SITE OF AN ANGLO-SAXON BARROW NORTHEAST OF CAENBY HALL
Summary
SITE OF AN ANGLO-SAXON BARROW NORTHEAST OF CAENBY HALL
Type and Period (3)
- BURIAL (Early Medieval/Dark Age - 600 AD to 699 AD)
- ARTEFACT SCATTER (Early Medieval/Dark Age - 600 AD to 699 AD)
- ROUND BARROW (Early Medieval/Dark Age - 600 AD to 699 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
AN ANGLO-SAXON BARROW, 340' IN CIRCUMFERENCE AND ABOUT 8' HIGH, EXCAVATED IN 1849. SKELETON, SWORD AND SHIELD OF PRINCELY BURIAL FOUND. THE SILVER MOUNTS OF THE SHIELD, DATING FROM THE EARLY C7, ARE IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM. THIS TUMULUS IS TRACEABLE IN THE PLOUGH AT SK97068895. IT IS REDUCED IN HEIGHT TO 0.3M AND HAS A SCATTER OF LIMESTONE ON THE TOP. ITS PRECISE DIAMETER CAN NOW NO LONGER BE DETERMINED. {1}{2}{3}, HEIGHT 2.5M, DIAMETRE 32.4M, HTM 49M
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SLI2429 Index: OS CARD INDEX. CAENBY. SK 98 NE:10,1964, SEAMAN B H.
- <2> SLI2946 Index: SMR FILE. CAENBY. SK 98 NE:K -.
- <3> SLI316 Article in Serial: JARVIS, E.G.. 1850. ARCHAEOLOGICAL JOURNAL. VOL 7 pp36-44.
- <4> SLI81 Article in Monograph: Paul Everson. 1993. 'Pre-Viking Settlement in Lindsey' in Pre-Viking Lindsey. PP94-98.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 9704 8896 (70m by 70m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CAENBY, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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