Monument record MLI83898 - An early Anglo-Saxon burial, off Pottergate Road, Wellingore
Summary
An early Anglo-Saxon burial, off Pottergate Road, Wellingore
Type and Period (4)
- INHUMATION (Early Medieval/Dark Age - 550 AD to 600 AD)
- BURIAL (Early Medieval/Dark Age - 550 AD to 600 AD)
- GRAVE (Early Medieval/Dark Age - 550 AD to 600 AD)
- CEMETERY (Early Medieval/Dark Age - 550 AD? to 600 AD?)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
PRN 62628
During metal detecting in 2002, several Saxon finds and some fragments of human bone were recovered. In response to these finds and to satisfy the Coroner's request, a trial trench was excavated in the area of the presumed burial. A partial crouched inhumation was revealed, along with several more finds. The finds assemblage comprised two annular brooches, a copper alloy terret ring, a great square-headed brooch dated to the second half of the sixth century, a sherd of early to mid Saxon pottery, and several amber beads and copper alloy tubes thought to form a bracelet as they were found by the wrist of the burial. The burial was of a probable female of circa twenty-three years of age at death. Copper alloy staining on the bones indicated that the brooches had been placed at the shoulders and by the head. {1}{2}
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SLI8477 Report: City and County Museum. Sept 2002. Land off Pottergate Road, Wellingore. WEL02.
- <2> SLI8478 Archive: City and County Museum. Sept 2002. Land off Pottergate Road, Wellingore. LCNCC 2002.425.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 9874 5665 (29m by 29m) Approximate |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WELLINGORE, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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