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| CHER Number: | 06764a |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Roman settlement, N of Burwell Church |
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Summary - not yet available
Monument Type(s):
Associated Finds:
- ANIMAL REMAINS (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FLUE TILE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- ROOF TILE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- SHERD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Associated Events:
- Excavation of Burwell Anglo Saxon Cemetery, 1925-1929
Full description
R1, Probable Roman settlement found during the excavation of the AS cemetery in 1927 and 1928, is 500yds N of Burwell church on chalk at 60ft above OD. Below the AS graves was found a pit,12ft deep and 22ft in diameter, which was interpreted as a quarry. The upper part of the filling contained sherds of Roman pottery, box and roof tiles, burnt stone, animal bones and traces of wood and charcoal, suggesting a substantial building nearby. See also RN 06764 for AS cemetery
Sources and further reading
| R1 | Article in serial: Lethbridge, T. C.. 1929. The Anglo-Saxon Cemetery, Burwell, Cambridgeshire. PCAS 30: 97-109. p. 97 - 98 (plan, photo, ill) |
| R2 | Bibliographic reference: RCHM. 1972. An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Cambridgeshire. Volume II. North-East Cambridgeshire. 41 |
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