Monument record MYO3628 - Anglian Cremation urns
Summary
Anglian cremation burials in urns of 5th century date among the earliest of their kind, were found in 1859 in a garden about 1/2 mile outside Micklegate Bar on the right side of the road to Tadcaster
Location
| Grid reference | SE 5934 5110 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SE55SE |
| Unitary Authority | City of York, North Yorkshire |
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Full Description
NMR:
[SE 59345110] Saxon Urns found AD 1859-60 [T.I] (1)
Anglian cremation burials of mid. 5th cent. date. among earliest of their kind, were found in 1859 in garden about 1/2 mile outside Micklegate Bar on the right side of the road to Tadcaster. The urns
are in York Museum. (2)
York Museum has five urns from this site, all of which are on display (3)
1 Ordnance Survey Map (Scale / Date) OS 1:500 1891
2 The Victoria history of the county of York, volume two 104 edited by William Page
3 Field Investigators Comments F1 ECW 17-JUN-63
4 A gazetteer of early Anglo-Saxon burial sites 303 by Audrey Meaney
NMR, 2019, NMR data (Digital archive). SYO2214.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SYO2214 Digital archive: NMR. 2019. NMR data.
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Record last edited
Nov 20 2019 2:12PM