More information : (NY 54532899) Roman Burial Ground (R) (1)
"I visited the site of the excavation of a Roman Burial Ground at
NY 54532899. All the excavations have been filled in except those
marked 'A' and 'B' on the 1:2500 survey." (See Illustration Card.)
(2)
Rescue excavations in 1966-67 in advance of road works revealed well
over 200 burials, mostly cremations and ranging in date from 2nd-4th century. Also discovered were fragments of inscriptions and sculpture, stone cists, bone objects, pottery, glass, jewellery and
an enamelled bronze cup. 2 tombstones were found on the site in the
19th century. (3-9)
Four worked flints and utilised pebble found at approximately
NY 545 290 in 1966 are recorded by Miss D Charlesworth. Peterborough-type Neolithic pottery was found in 1967 at NY 544290 by G Nelson, and in the same area more flints by J D Dagg. These finds were made in the same general area as the traces of ring-ditches shown on
St Joseph air photograph DO 69 (AP with NY 52 NW 7). A fragment of the pottery is in Carlisle Museum; Registration No. 27, 1970. (10) |