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| HHER Number: | 1618 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | MIDDLE SAXON CEMETERY, BLACKHORSE ROAD, LETCHWORTH |
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Summary
Seven inhumations, one of a man killed by a spear
| Grid Reference: | TL 233 336 |
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| Map Sheet: | TL23SW |
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| Parish: | Letchworth Garden City, North Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire |
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| Map: | Show location on Streetmap |
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Monument Types
- INHUMATION CEMETERY (Middle Saxon - 550 AD to 869 AD)
Associated Finds
- SEAX (Middle Saxon - 550 AD to 869 AD)
Protected Status
- Area of Archaeological Significance 17
Full description
Nine human skeletons of early medieval date discovered during rescue excavations 1958-1973. The burials form two distinct groups and include a male inhumation with a spearhead embedded in the chest (SVI). Associated finds include two iron knives and a scramasax dated to the 6th/7th cent <1>.
- One group is now dated to the Iron Age (Skeletons VIII-IX); only Skeletons I-VII belong to the Anglo-Saxon period <2>. See <3> for photos of SVI, and one of the iron knives. The site is close to the boundary between the parishes of Norton and Willian, and dates to c.600 <3>.
The excavations produced Neolithic, Bronze Age, Roman and other Iron Age material [348, 1858, 188, 1288].
Moss-Eccardt, John, 1963, Letchworth (Herts). Blackhorse Road, 1961 (Unpublished document). SHT3535.
Moss-Eccardt, John, 1967, The prehistoric and Roman site at Blackhorse Road, Letchworth; N Herts Antiquary vol. 4, p5-7, 10 (Article in serial). SHT8455.
Moss-Eccardt, John, 1968, The prehistoric, Roman and Saxon site at Blackhorse Road, Letchworth; North Herts Antiquary 5, p7-10 (Article in serial). SHT3920.
<1> Moss-Eccardt, John, 1971, An Anglo-Saxon cemetery at Blackhorse Road, Letchworth, Hertfordshire; Bedfordshire Archaeol J 6, 27-32 (Article in serial). SHT2025.
<2> Moss-Eccardt, J, 1988, Archaeological investigations in the Letchworth area, 1958-74; Procs Cambs Antiquarian Soc 77, 35-103 (Article in serial). SHT5445.
<3> Fitzpatrick-Matthews, Keith J, & Fitzpatrick-Matthews, Tony, 2009, The archaeology of Letchworth Garden City, Photos, p26-7 (Bibliographic reference). SHT1698.
Sources and further reading
| --- | Unpublished document: Moss-Eccardt, John. 1963. Letchworth (Herts). Blackhorse Road, 1961. |
| --- | Article in serial: Moss-Eccardt, John. 1968. The prehistoric, Roman and Saxon site at Blackhorse Road, Letchworth; North Herts Antiquary 5, p7-10. |
| --- | Article in serial: Moss-Eccardt, John. 1967. The prehistoric and Roman site at Blackhorse Road, Letchworth; N Herts Antiquary vol. 4, p5-7, 10. |
| <1> | Article in serial: Moss-Eccardt, John. 1971. An Anglo-Saxon cemetery at Blackhorse Road, Letchworth, Hertfordshire; Bedfordshire Archaeol J 6, 27-32. |
| <2> | Article in serial: Moss-Eccardt, J. 1988. Archaeological investigations in the Letchworth area, 1958-74; Procs Cambs Antiquarian Soc 77, 35-103. |
| <3> | Bibliographic reference: Fitzpatrick-Matthews, Keith J, & Fitzpatrick-Matthews, Tony. 2009. The archaeology of Letchworth Garden City. Photos, p26-7. |
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