More information : A small excavation was made by the MOW in 1958 some 500 ft SE of
Whitby Abbey (NZ 90431112 derived from Authy 2 plan with NZ 91 SW 5)
in an area scheduled for destruction. Human remains representing
twenty-one individuals were discovered; some, if not all, of 13th
century or later date. Other finds included one 9th century styea,
two late 13th or 14th century pottery sherds and one bone fragment.
The burials were male and female of all ages including infants and thearea was pesumably part of the lay cemetery of the Abbey. Finds were deposited in Whitby Museum. (1)
Nine skeletons and possibly the remains of 12 more. Much pottery mostly 13th-century or later found as well as a 9th-century coin. Probably a lay cemetery of the abbey. (2)
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