Monument record MLI40557 - ANGLO-SAXON URNS FOUND, SOUTH WILLINGHAM
Summary
ANGLO-SAXON URNS FOUND, SOUTH WILLINGHAM
Type and Period (1)
- ARTEFACT SCATTER (Early Medieval/Dark Age - 410 AD to 1065 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
IN 1856, A NUMBER OF CINERARY URNS WERE FOUND, ABOUT HALF A MILE FROM THE ROMAN ROAD FROM CAISTOR TO HORNCASTLE. TWO URNS OF YELLOW CLAY WERE FOUND, AND AN URN OF A DARK GREY FABRIC WERE DRAWN BY TROLLOPE; BUT NEITHER DRAWINGS NOR URNS ARE EXTANT.{1} THE AREA OF THE FINDS (APPROX TF194820) WAS VISITED, BUT NO EVIDENCE OF FORMER INDUSTRY WAS NOTED.
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SLI850 Bibliographic Reference: MEANEY, A.. 1964. A Gazetteer of Early Anglo-Saxon Burial Sites. P 165.
- <2> SLI2742 Index: OS CARD INDEX. SOUTH WILLINGHAM. TF28SW3 -.
- <3> SLI3282 Index: SMR FILE. SOUTH WILLINGHAM. TF28SW:T -.
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Location
| Grid reference | TF 1940 8200 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BENNIWORTH, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
| Civil Parish | SOUTH WILLINGHAM, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Jun 25 2021 3:31PM
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