Monument record MLI52548 - EARLY MEDIEVAL CEMETERY
Summary
EARLY MEDIEVAL CEMETERY
Type and Period (1)
- CEMETERY (Early Medieval/Dark Age - 850 AD to 1065 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
IN 1989 SEVERAL AREAS OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL INTEREST WERE DISCOVERED BY GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY. {1}
IN 1990 EXPLORATORY EXCAVATIONS WERE CARRIED OUT, AND LARGE AMOUNTS OF TORKSEY WARE POTTERY WERE REVEALED, AND ALSO THE POSSIBLE STOKE-HOLE OF A KILN. ALSO DISCOVERED WERE FOUR BURIALS, THOUGHT TO BE PART OF A MEDIEVAL CEMETERY, WHICH MAY BE ASSOCIATED WITH ALL SAINT'S CHURCH (NOT DEFINITELY LOCATED). IN ADDITION 10 SILVER SHORT CROSS PENNIES, WHICH ARE THOUGHT TO BE PART OF AN ELEVENTH CENTURY COIN HOARD. {2}
DURING EXCAVATIONS IN 1994 AT LEAST SIX FURTHER BURIALS WERE POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED, AND THE CEMETERY, OF LATE TENTH TO EARLY ELEVENTH CENTURY, SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN CONFINED TO A RESTRICTED AREA ON THE NORTH-EAST SIDE OF THE SITE, WITH A DITCH THAT COULD BE A BOUNDARY. IN ADDITION, SIX FURTHER KILNS WERE FOUND (52263) TO THE SOUTH-WEST, WHICH WERE CONTEMPORARY WITH THE CEMETERY. {3}
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SLI1816 Report: Lindsey Archaeological Services. Nov 1989. Castle Farm, Torksey-Geophysical survey and evaluation.
- <2> SLI1818 Report: Lindsey Archaeological Services. April 1990. Castle Farm, Torksey - Exploratory excavations.
- <3> SLI1817 Report: Pre-Construct Archaeology. Mar 1995. Castle Farm, Torksey - Archaeological excavation report. CFT94.
- <5> SLI1819 Archive: Pre-Construct Archaeology. Mar 1995. Castle Farm, Torksey - Archaeological excavation archive. LCNCC 167.94.
- <6> SLI3966 Serial: 1990. LINCOLNSHIRE ECHO. See Parish File.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 8369 7872 (48m by 47m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | TORKSEY, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (2)
Related Events/Activities (3)
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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