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Summary

CEMETERY, DONINGTON ON BAIN

Full description

Fragments of cinerary urns and partially burnt human and other bones are frequently ploughed up in field known as Ringlands 1.5 miles north-east of Donington-on-Bain. The relevant sentence in T. Allen’s book says ‘...Donington on the Bane... In a field called Ringlands, about a mile and a half north-eastward from the village, fragments of cinerary urns, with pieces of human and other bones, partially burnt, are frequently turned up in ploughing.’{1}
This site has been interpreted as possibly Roman and an alternative interpretation is that it is possibly an Anglo-Saxon cemetery. {2} It has also been suggested that it might even be a flat Bronze Age cremation cemetery. {4}
Ringlands is now known as Darwong. No recent finds known. {3}

There is some suggestion that this site is in Donington in South Holland (PRN20039) but the T. Allen reference makes it clear it is in Donington-on-Bain.

<1> Allen, Thomas, 1834, The history of the county of Lincoln, from the earliest period to the present time, 2, P88 (Bibliographic Reference). SLI883.

<2> SMR FILE, TF 28 SE F - (Index). SLI2990.

<3> OS CARD INDEX, TF 28 SE 1,1963, SEAMAN B H (Index). SLI2470.

<4> Green, Tom, 2010, Information from Dr Tom Green, - (Verbal Communication). SLI13052.

Monument Types

• ARTEFACT SCATTER (Early Bronze Age to Early Medieval/Dark Age - 2200 BC to 1065 AD)
• BURIAL (Early Bronze Age to Early Medieval/Dark Age - 2200 BC to 1065 AD)
• CEMETERY (Early Bronze Age to Early Medieval/Dark Age - 2200 BC to 700 AD?)

Associated Finds

• CINERARY URN (Early Bronze Age to Early Medieval/Dark Age - 2200 BC to 700 AD?)
• HUMAN REMAINS (Early Bronze Age to Early Medieval/Dark Age - 2200 BC to 700 AD?)

Protected Status

• SHINE

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