Site of Poss Anglo Saxon Cemetery 400m S of Marlcliff

1 In the 5th – 6th centuries a cemetery may have existed on the site, as a number of metal objects, of types normally associated with burials, were recovered. Five items of metalwork were found in 1987: A sword decoration, a diminutive gilded saucer brooch, a bronze belt plate, a ?sword mount, a ?garter hook.
2 Illustration.
3 Find made with a metal detector in 1987: Rectangular belt plate.
4 Find made with a metal detector in 1987: Small strap end.
5 Find made with a metal detector in 1987: Hollow bronze pyramid.
6 Find made with a metal detector in 1987: Garter-hook,sceatta and two potsherds at SP099503 approx.
7 Find made with a metal detector in 1987: Gilded bronze disc brooch.
8 Find made with a metal detector in 1988: Strap-end with ring dot decoration. Found at SP10105015.