Monument record MLI50586 - FONABY ANGLO-SAXON CEMETERY

Summary

FONABY ANGLO-SAXON CEMETERY

Type and Period (2)

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

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  • None recorded

Full Description

The Anglo-Saxon cemetery at Fonaby was discovered in 1956. Local excavators salvaged a number of grave groups and unstratified objects before the site was investigated under the auspices of Scunthorpe Museum. A little Iron Age and early Romano-British pottery was found on the site. The Anglo-Saxon cemetery contained both inhumation and cremation burials, analysis of the material and site records has resulted in the assembly of 49 inhumation grave groups and 28 Anglo-Saxon pots and cremation vessels. There is a large number of unstratified objects. Most of the finds are 6th century; some of the pots may be earlier. The quality of the material shows the prosperous nature of the Fonaby community. The quantity of the preserved textile remains is outstanding. {4} The earliest published reference to this site refered to it as being in Hundon. It is clear from the information within the reference that it is this site that is being described. {5}

Sources/Archives (5)

  •  Index: OS CARD INDEX. CAISTOR. TA 10 SW:17,1963, HARPER F R.
  •  Index: SMR FILE. CAISTOR. TA 10 SW:V,1979, TMA.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: P.L. Everson, C.C. Taylor and C.J. Dunn. 1991. Change and Continuity: Rural Settlement in North-West Lincolnshire. ARCHIVE NOTES.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: COOK, A.. 1981. THE ANGLO-SAXON CEMETERY AT FONABY, LINCOLNSHIRE. OCCASIONAL PAPERS 6.
  •  Article in Serial: PETCH, D.F.. 1957. 'Archaeological Notes for 1956' in Lincolnshire Architectural and Archaeological Society Reports and Papers. vol.7, p.17..

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Grid reference Centred TA 1101 0313 (272m by 239m)
Civil Parish CAISTOR, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Mar 21 2021 8:35PM

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