Information for record number MWA2396:
Anglo Saxon cemetery SE of The Hollows

Summary The possible site of a cemetery dating to the Migration period. It is situated 1km south east of The Hollows.
What Is It?  
Type: Cemetery
Period: Anglo-Saxon (410 AD - 1065 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Long Compton
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 29 30
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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10 1836: An urn of black clay was dug up c197m E of the King Stone. It contained bits of burnt bone and the 'blade of an old razor' - probably an Anglo Saxon knife. A ribbed bronze annular brooch, found by the jaw of a skeleton, a ring the same size as the brooch, and seven glass beads were found at the same time and place. The labourers also recalled round flattish pieces of brass - ? A saucer brooch. 1854: About twelve skeletons were found, the head of one was pointing W. Skeletons were also found on the other side of the road, towards the Five Knights. 1854: A skeleton was found E of the Five Knights. It lay with its head to the W, and by its side was a large Stone.
3 The cemetery was not studied in Lambrick's reassessment of the Rollright Stones. The cemetery has possible affinities with the Anglian settlements of the the Avon valley and Northants, rather than the West Saxon settlements of the upper Thames. The siting of the cemetery close to the Rollright Monuments and its location near the junction of three parish boundaries may be relevant.
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5 The indicated area falls on arable land. No recent finds are known.
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6 The site has been considered for scheduling, but rejected on the grounds trhat the constraint area cannot be easily determined from the available data. The SMR and owner have been advised of the importance of the area, and that any future threat would require evaluation in advance.
 
Sources
Source No: 2
Source Type: Article in serial
Title: Transactions of the North Oxon Archaeological Society
Author/originator: Thomas Beesley
Date: 1853-1855
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Source No: 9
Source Type: Article in serial
Title: Oxon Archaeological Society Report
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Date: 1897-1898
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Source No: 8
Source Type: Article in serial
Title: Oxon Archaeological Society Report
Author/originator:
Date: 1897-1898
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Source No: 7
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Long Barrows of the Cotswolds
Author/originator: Crawford O G S
Date: 1925
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Source No: 10
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Council for British Archaeology Group 9: South Midlands archaeology newsletter
Author/originator: G. Lambrick
Date: 1982
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Source No: 10
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: The Victoria history of the county of Oxford, Volume I
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Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Gazetteer of Early Anglo Saxon Burials
Author/originator: Meaney A
Date: 1964
Page Number: 217
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Source No: 3
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: HBMC
Author/originator: Lambrick G
Date: 1988
Page Number: 130
Volume/Sheet: Rollright
   
Source No: 4
Source Type: Digital Data
Title: Data imported from the NRHE to HERs Project
Author/originator: Historic England
Date: 2016
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Source No: 5
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: Field Investigators Comments
Author/originator: English Heritage
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Source No: 6
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: English Heritage Alternative Action Report: Non-Scheduling Recommendation Report Submission 006
Author/originator: English Heritage
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Glossary

 
Word or Phrase
Description  
monument HOLLOW * A hollow, concave formation or place, which has sometimes been dug out. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument SETTLEMENT * A small concentration of dwellings. back
monument STONE * Use only where stone is natural or where there is no indication of function. back
monument URN * A garden ornament, usually of stone or metal, designed in the the form of a vase used to receive the ashes of the dead. back
monument ROAD * A way between different places, used by horses, travellers on foot and vehicles. back
monument FIELD * An area of land, often enclosed, used for cultivation or the grazing of livestock. back
monument CEMETERY * An area of ground, set apart for the burial of the dead. back
monument BURIAL * An interment of human or animal remains. Use specific type where known. If component use with wider site type. Use FUNERARY SITE for optimum retrieval in searches. back
monument ROUND * A small, Iron Age/Romano-British enclosed settlement found in South West England. back
monument LONG BARROW * A rectangular or trapezoidal earthen mound of Neolithic date, usually accompanied by flanking or encircling ditches, and normally associated with human remains. Mound construction and associated features vary considerably in type and complexity. back

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