Monument record MLI60312 - Barrow cemetery near Catley Priory
Summary
Barrow cemetery near Catley Priory
Type and Period (6)
- BARROW CEMETERY (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 801 BC)
- RING DITCH (Undated)
- ROUND BARROW (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 801 BC)
- MOUND (Undated)
- BURIAL (Undated)
- INHUMATION (Undated)
Protected Status/Designation
Full Description
60312
THERE ARE SEVERAL TUMULI OR BARROWS HERE AND IN TWO OF THEM SEVERAL COFFINS AND HUMAN BONES WERE FOUND IN 1817. {1}
CROP AND SOILMARKS OF AT LEAST TEN BARROWS OF A DISPERSED CEMETERY VISIBLE ON ST.JOSEPH APs. 3 BARROWS SEEM TO HAVE SURVIVED AS EARTHWORKS INTO THE 1960s. {2}{3}{4}{5}, HTM 6M
A human skeleton in an almost decayed wooden coffin and an 'urn with with brass handles' was found in 1817 when a mound in Catley Close was levelled. Several further coffins were discovered when a second mound was levelled in the same year. These mounds were removed by the farmer in 1976. He records that nothing was found except 'dark stains' in the centre of these mounds, which were of solid clay. The mounds were located at TF 1172 5557, TF 1173 5562 TF 1175 5569. {6}
Sources/Archives (8)
- <1> SLI3358 Index: SMR FILE. WALCOTT near Billinghay. TF 15 NW:A,1930, PHILLIPS, C.W..
- <2> SLI175 Aerial Photograph: J.K.S. St Joseph. 1945-79. Cambridge University Collection. EA 44-5,1949, .
- <3> SLI175 Aerial Photograph: J.K.S. St Joseph. 1945-79. Cambridge University Collection. FO 8-10,1951, .
- <4> SLI175 Aerial Photograph: J.K.S. St Joseph. 1945-79. Cambridge University Collection. PH 30-32;34-5,1955, .
- <5> SLI3659 Map: OS. 1956. OS 6 INCH SERIES. TF 15 NW.
- <6> SLI2817 Index: OS CARD INDEX. WALCOTT near Billinghay. TF 15 NE:3, 5 MSG, 20/5/54; AJW 1976.
- <7> SLI173 Aerial Photograph: 1945-84. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY COLLECTION. BZT10; CFJ054.
- <8> SLI9389 Index: North Kesteven Records. Walcott near Billinghay. NK70.7,8,9.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 1162 5553 (737m by 558m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | DIGBY, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
| Civil Parish | WALCOTT, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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