Element record MNT28202 - Animal Burials near Station Road, Beckingham
Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred SK 78147 89852 (56m by 62m) (6 map features) |
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Map sheet | SK78NE |
District | Bassetlaw |
Civil Parish | Beckingham, Bassetlaw |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
At the south end of the site a single sub-rectangular pit containing an articulated cattle burial which was partially excavated but not lifted. Its fill contained sherds of 16th-17th century pottery.
At the north end of the site there were five fully articulated cattle burials.
One pit contained three cows and was dug across the filled-in a medieval ditch. Sherds from five
vessels were recovered from this cattle burial. Four of the vessels are of 16th to early/mid 17th century type, however one sherd belongs to the late 17th or 18th centuries. Four late medieval to post-medieval flat roof tiles and a handmade brick fragment of similar date also came from this burial.
Another burial pit cut into a well backfilled with 16th century rubbish.
The bones from two burials were lifted; the remainder of the pits were partially investigated and once confirmed as cattle burials were left in situ. One of these burials produced a Brown-glazed Earthenware sherd of mid/late 17th to 18th century date and a small fragment from a handmade brick of 14th to 16th century type.
Another burial contained a fragment from a Tin-glaze Earthenware vessel of general 17th to 18th century date.
Naomi Field Archaeological Consultancy, 2010, Station Road, Beckingham, Nottinghamshire: Archaeological Watching Brief and Excavation., Page 13 - 14 (Unpublished document). SNT5584.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SNT5584 Unpublished document: Naomi Field Archaeological Consultancy. 2010. Station Road, Beckingham, Nottinghamshire: Archaeological Watching Brief and Excavation.. Page 13 - 14.
Finds (4)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
May 13 2024 3:14PM