Information for record number MWA8900:
Human and animal bones found in the River Arrow, Coughton

Summary Findspot - a human skull and cattle or horse bones of unknown date. The bones were found in the river Arrow at Coughton.
What Is It?  
Type: Findspot, Human Remains
Period: Unknown
Where Is It?  
Parish: Coughton
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 08 60
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
Source Number  

1 It is difficult to ascertain how the bones came to be in the river, one suggestion is that they were carried by floodwaters from a nearby church yard.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: Bones found in River Arrow at Coughton
Author/originator: Catherine Coutts
Date: 2000
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Glossary

 
Word or Phrase
Description  
monument YARD * A paved area, generally found at the back of a house. back
monument FINDSPOT * The approximate location at which stray finds of artefacts were found. Index with object name. back
monument CHURCH * A building used for public Christian worship. Use more specific type where known. back
monument HUMAN REMAINS * The unarticulated remains of the body of a human being. If articulated use inhumation. back

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