Charnel Pit at St Nicholas' Church, Alcester
Description of this historic site
A possible charnel pit was found during an archaeological excavation. The pit contained human bone, Roman pottery and various other artefacts. The site was located at St. Nicholas' Church, Alcester.
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Notes about this historic site
1 Archaeological observation carried out at St Nicholas’ Church, Alcester, recorded a possible charnel pit containing a large amount of disarticulated human bone, a small amount of Romano-British (2nd-4th century) pottery, a copper alloy pin and stud and some iron nails.
2 Dating of charnel pit changed to medieval.
- For the sources of these notes, see the
- Timetrail record
- produced by the Historic Environment Record.
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