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Lincolnshire HER

Name:Anglo-Saxon cemetery near Halfmile Lane.
HER Number:MLI82558
Type of record:Monument

Summary

Anglo-Saxon cemetery near Halfmile Lane.

Grid Reference:TF 106 457
Map Sheet:TF14NW
Parish:KIRKBY LA THORPE, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE

Full description

PRN 62057
During excavation part of an Anglo-Saxon cemetery was recovered. Nine inhumations of varing states of preservation with limited grave goods were discovered.This is suggestive of a seventh century AD 'Final phase' cemetery.{1}{2}{3}


<1> Bonnor, L. and Allen, M., 2000, Lincolnshire History and Archaeology, Vol.35, pp.25-34 (Article in Serial). SLI7379.

<2> Network Archaeology Ltd, 1999, Hatton to Silk Willoughby Gas Pipeline., HWP:269.98 (Report). SLI7373.

<3> Network Archaeology Ltd, 1999, Hatton to Silk Willoughby Gas Pipeline., LCNCC:269.98 (Archive). SLI7374.

Monument Types

  • BURIAL (Early Medieval/Dark Age - 600 AD to 699 AD)
  • CEMETERY (Early Medieval/Dark Age - 600 AD to 699 AD)
  • GRAVE (Early Medieval/Dark Age - 600 AD to 699 AD)

Associated Finds

  • ANIMAL REMAINS (Early Medieval/Dark Age - 600 AD to 699 AD)
  • HUMAN REMAINS (Early Medieval/Dark Age - 600 AD to 699 AD)
  • KNIFE (Early Medieval/Dark Age - 600 AD to 699 AD)

Associated Events

  • Hatton to Silk Willoughby Gas Pipeline - excavation

Protected Status

  • SHINE

Sources and further reading

<1>Article in Serial: Bonnor, L. and Allen, M.. 2000. Lincolnshire History and Archaeology. Vol.35, pp.25-34.
<2>Report: Network Archaeology Ltd. 1999. Hatton to Silk Willoughby Gas Pipeline.. HWP:269.98.
<3>Archive: Network Archaeology Ltd. 1999. Hatton to Silk Willoughby Gas Pipeline.. LCNCC:269.98.