Migration Period burial NW of Drayton Barn Cottages, Billesley

Description of this historic site

A Migration period burial was found during excavations of a Romano-British Settlement near Billesley. The site lies m NW of Drayton Barn Cottages.

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Notes about this historic site

1 An Anglo-Saxon inhumation was excavated from one of the defunct (Romano-British) corndryers. Analysis of the skeleton is accompanied by a description of the iron grave goods, which include a spear, a shield boss and two buckles.

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Billesley (29)
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Time periods
Anglo Saxon - 410-1065 (266)
Alternative reference number
MWA9574

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