ENN5854 - Coneybury Hill, 1899 (Excavation)

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Location

Grid reference SP 695 671 (point) Approximate
Civil Parish HOLDENBY
Civil Parish SIBBERTOFT
Civil Parish EASTON NESTON
Unitary Authority West Northamptonshire

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Private

Date

Not recorded.

Description

{3} The Rector of Holdenby recognised finds from earlier excavations as Saxon and dug a series of trenches radiating out from the site of one of the earlier burials. A total of 12 further burials was found

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Series: 1899. Athenaeum. (unchecked).
  • <2> Journal: 1901. Journal of Northants. Nat. Hist. Soc. & Field Club. Journal of Northants. Nat. Hist. Soc. & Field Club. (unchecked).
  • <3> Gazetteer: Meaney A.L.. 1964. Gazetteer of Early Anglo-Saxon Burial Sites. p. 190.

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Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

  • Early Saxon Cemetery (Inhumation & Cremation), Coneybury Hill (Monument)

Parent/preceding Site Events/Activities (1)

  • Finds (Quarrying?), 1861-2 (Ref: 6967005)

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Sep 2 2026 4:30PM

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