Record Details
| MonUID: | MST17513 |
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| HER Number: | 53746 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Possible Burial Ground, South of Caverswall Castle |
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Summary
Two mid 20th century graves with grave markers and other earthworks indicating the presence of a possible burial ground which was probably associated with one of the two orders of nuns who occupied Caverswall Castle between 1933 and 1977.
Monument Type(s):
Associated Events:
- EST1994 - An archaeological desk-based assessment at Caverswall Castle, Staffordshire. (Ref: Report No. 246)
Full description
A mid 20th century stone monument marking the grave of Matilda Cross (died in 1945) and a second stone monument marked with a Christian symbol which probably represents a second burial. The graves are probably those of nuns of the Sisters of the Holy Spirit (or the Daughters of the Heart of Mary), who occupied Caverswall Castle from 1933 to 1977. The area to the west of these graves is moss-covered and one area in particular is markedly sunken and is divided from the rest of the grounds on the 1937 Ordnance Survey map indicating that this may have been a private burial ground for the order of nuns. (SB, 03-Mar-2010) <1>
Sources and further reading
| <1> | SST1123 - Desk Based Assessment Report: Alison Nicholls (Stoke-on-Trent Archaeology). 2009. Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment at Caverswall Castle, Staffordshire. Pages 6-7 and Plate 7. |
Related records
| 06066 | Part of: Caverswall Castle (Building) |
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