Possible Saxon barrow cemetery, south of Goldhanger (EHER 12110)
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Summary
Possible Saxon barrows found before 1903 at Goldhanger.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 9021 0859 (390m by 301m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | GOLDHANGER, MALDON, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
Possible Saxon or Danish relics are said to have been discovered some years before 1903 at Goldhanger when several small mounds were opened on the marshes. <1> - <4>
'Saxon or Danish relics are said to have been discovered some years since at Goldhanger when several small grave mounds were opened on the marshes'. <3> in <4>
See also <5>.
Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import.
Sources
- <1> SEX15 DESC TEXT: Priddy, D.A.. unknown. SMR.
- <2> SEX52658 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1990. OS cards. TL90NW16, 1976.
- <3> SEX188 Monograph: Doubleday, H.A.. 1903. Victoria County History, Essex, Vol I (VCH). p.328.
- <4> SEX1938 Monograph: Meaney, A.. 1964. A Gazetteer of Early Anglo-Saxon Burial Sites. p 87.
- <5> SEX25102 Article in monograph: Jones, W.T. in Buckley, D.G.. 1980. Early Saxon cemeteries in Essex: Archaeology in Essex to AD 1500.
Other References
- Old SMR Number: TL90-024
- NRHE identifier: 383371
- National Monuments Record: TL 90 NW 16