Short Description:
Cut of an E-W aligned grave beneath base of limekiln pit F217.
Issued to
Arthur Tucker | 26/09/2021
Interpretation
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- Cut of a likely E-W aligned grave, only partially exposed and a leg revealed in the 2021 season. This grave was cut by limekiln F217 and sealed below it. It therefore must date pre-priory.
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- Ben Swain
- 26-9-2021
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- Cut of an E-W aligned grave discovered beneath the burnt base of the Norman limekiln pit F217, therefore pre-dating it. This burial was discovered after a small sondage was excavated into the base of the pit measuring 0.46mx0.42m and the articulated long bones expected to be part of the lower legs of an individual were observed. Due to the small size of the excavation area the skeleton was left in-situ as of the 2021 field season.
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- Ben Swain
- 2-2-2022
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- As of the 2022 season, this grave was fully exposed and excavated revealing an intact burial SK2368 on an E-W alignment with the head to the west in the Christian tradition. This grave is completely sealed by the limekiln above and therefore must stratigraphically pre-sate the limekiln - which itself has been dated to the 1090s. Therefore, this grave must pre-date the 1090s and could easily be pre-Norman.
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- Ben Swain
- 15-10-2022
Sketch Photo
Description
- Sub rectangular
- sub rounded
- Length = 0.46m Width - 0.42m Depth - 0.30m
- sharp
- E-W
- very steep
- sharp
- flat
- Sealed by limekiln F217 above
- Fully excavated in 2022 after partial exposure in 2021
Finds
Feature
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Feature: LDF_714
- E-W aligned grave beneath base of limekiln pit F217
Record Details
- Not set
- Arthur Tucker 26-9-2021
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