Monument record MLI50589 - SITE OF AN ANGLO-SAXON CEMETERY, SEARBY HILL
Summary
SITE OF AN ANGLO-SAXON CEMETERY, SEARBY HILL
Type and Period (2)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
An extensive, apparently late 5th to early 6th century cemetery at Searby in a disused chalk pit. Human skeletons are said to have been disinterred, often accompanied by flat ring brooches. {1}{2}
It was found between 1849 and 1864. Finds include annular brooches, a cruciform brooch, a radiate-headed brooch set with garnets and a disc brooch. {6}
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SLI2717 Index: OS CARD INDEX. SEARBY CUM OWMBY. TA 00 NE:5,1963, SEAMAN B H.
- <2> SLI3255 Index: SMR FILE. SEARBY CUM OWMBY. TA 00 NE:D, N, M -.
- <3> SLI850 Bibliographic Reference: MEANEY, A.. 1964. A Gazetteer of Early Anglo-Saxon Burial Sites. P 162.
- <4> SLI318 Article in Serial: MACLEAN H. 1864. ARCHAEOLOGICAL JOURNAL. VOL 21 PP 264-5.
- <5> SLI2075 Graphic Material: PARISH FILE. SEARBY CUM OWMBY. ALSO CORRESPONDENCE.
- <6> SLI82 Article in Monograph: LEAHY, K. A.. 1993. PRE-VIKING LINDSEY. P 41.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TA 0748 0602 (120m by 109m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SEARBY CUM OWMBY, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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