Monument record MLI127698 - Iron Age or Anglo-Saxon inhumation burial, Nettleham
Summary
An inhumation burial, probably of either Iron Age or Anglo-Saxon date, on land to the west of Scothern Road, Nettleham.
Type and Period (2)
- INHUMATION (Early Iron Age to Early Medieval/Dark Age - 800 BC to 1065 AD)
- BURIAL (Early Iron Age to Early Medieval/Dark Age - 800 BC to 1065 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
An inhumation burial of Iron Age or Anglo-Saxon date was encountered during a programme of trial trenching on land off Scothern Road, Nettleham, in February-March 2025. The skeletal remains were poorly preserved, and only the right femur, fragments of the pelvis, rib cage, vertebrae, arm and skull were present. The body appears to have been laid in a supine position, oriented east-west with the head at the west end. A bone comb, highly fragmented, and a shale spindle whorl were recovered from beside the burial. The comb was estimated to be of Anglo-Saxon date, while the spindle whorl was considered, on typological analysis of the diameter of the central hole, to be probably Iron Age. {1}{2}
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SLI18982 Report: PCAS Archaeology Ltd. 2025. Land off Scothern Road, Nettleham: Archaeological Evaluation Report. PCAS Site Code: NWSE 24.
- <2> SLI18983 Archive: PCAS Archaeology Ltd. 2025. Land off Scothern Road, Nettleham: Archaeological Evaluation Report. LCNCC: 2025.14.
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Location
| Grid reference | TF 009 760 (point) Estimated from sources |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | NETTLEHAM, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
May 20 2025 12:21PM
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