Monument record MLI80050 - Anglo-Saxon Warrior Burial, Bloxholm Lane
Summary
An Anglo-Saxon warrior burial was found during works by Anglian Water along Bloxholm Lane.
Type and Period (1)
- BURIAL (Early Medieval/Dark Age - 410 AD to 800 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
A digger driver with Anglian Water found an Anglo-Saxon warrior burial on a pipeline on Bloxholm Lane in Bracebridge Heath. There was a spearhead, long sword with pommel, shield and a damaged hanging bowl. No bones were reported. {1}
The four objects form a coherent group, and a probably from a high status 7th century burial, paralleled elsewhere in Lincolnshire. The sword is iron, with a copper alloy pommel. It was made using an elaborate technique, called pattern-welding, the results of which were admired for their beauty as well as their strength. It may also have had a wooden guard. The spearhead has a flat cross-section and the shape of a broad-based leaf. It has a socket with a wide split. The shield boss is shaped like half a rugby ball. It possibly had a projection at the apex which has broken off. Only the upper parts of the hanging bowl survive. Although it is similar in many ways to others in Lincolnshire, it also has similarities to one found at Sutton Hoo, which indicates that it may be of high status. {2}{3}
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SLI5436 Verbal Communication: Kevin A. Leahy. 1999. Information from Kevin Leahy. -.
- <2> SLI6048 Report: Lindsey Archaeological Services. April 2000. Archaeological monitoring and excavations: Dunston nitrate blending scheme. Appendix 1.
- <3> SLI8 Artefact: City and County Museum Collection. LM 2000.70-75.
- <4> SLI9345 Index: North Kesteven Records. Dunston. NK26.20.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 996 662 (88m by 82m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BRACEBRIDGE HEATH, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
| Civil Parish | BRANSTON AND MERE, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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