Undated human remains from a gravel pit to the northeast of Great Chesterford Railway Station (EHER 4949)

Several skeletons were found at a gravel pit.

Several skeletons found at gravel pit cited on TL 5071 4246. <1> Site Assessment: Date of burials? See also <2>. Note: The human remains could be those discussed in EHER 83417, or this record could be a duplicate for EHER 4929. If Roman, they may belong to the Roman cemetery EHER 4948. NRHE data transfer: April 1950. Field survey. Several skeletons were found in an old gravel pit some years ago. (Pit centred at: TL 50724246). (Possibly a duplication of TL 54 SW 35 but this siting may be more accurate). <3> <4> Note: A note in the NRHE data transfer for EHER 4929 (and also above) suggests that the undated human remains recorded in this record (EHER 4949) may be the same as the Roman human remains described in EHER 4929, and which were recovered from a gravel pit during an excavation by Prof. McKenny Hughes. It suggests the mapped location of this record (EHER 4949) is a more accurate location for the discovery of those Roman remains, but it has not been possible to verify this. Whilst it is true that there is some conjecture as to the accuracy of the mapped location of EHER 4929, and that the true location of those Roman remains seems more likely to be that recorded in EHER 13960, it is not possible to say for certain if this record is a duplicate for EHER 4929 or EHER 13960.