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Welbeck Hill

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17: 567: 171:, a 'magical word', commonly found on bracteates of the period. The word's meaning is 'invitation' or 'summons' and 'might refer to an act of offering, or the initiation to a cult'. Also found in the woman's grave were bronze objects, 'glass and amber pearls, an iron knife, an iron buckle, an iron ring, 4 iron keys and an ivory ring'. 95:"...which was 'uniformly dry during the winter season, but in the month of February or March, a loud rumbling noise is heard in the ground for several days, and at length the water bursts forth in a hundred places as to fill in a few hours the whole area of the well or enclosure of earth where it is situated..." 135:
cemetery were begun by G. Taylor in 1962 after ploughing disturbed remains. Three burial areas, dating from around the mid-5th and 6th centuries, have since been identified; north/south along the hill crest, east/west on the hill's western slope and a deposit of cremations on the eastern slope. From
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period, when furnishing graves was still common, is credited with the reason most burials had associated artefacts. The variety of well-preserved grave goods included iron knives, cruciform brooches, beads and a cooking pot. Spiral designs featured on 'serpent rings' and a round brooch. Textile
523: 107:. The Beck is an 'internationally rare' spring-fed, chalk stream, which 'has experienced chronic low flows during the summer months', and is the focus of a conservation program that commenced in January, 2013. 88:
road. Oliver suggested the hill may have been the site of a watchtower for an 'exploratory camp' that could have retreated behind the fortifications in times of danger.
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1962 to July 1976, 76 graves and 5 cremations were recorded. In one grave the decapitated body of a woman was placed on top of that of an 'important old man'.
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in October, 1832. Oliver's interest was in what he believed were ancient defensive earthworks, ramparts and a ditch, around the hill, and its proximity to
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pottery fragments were similar to those found near the cemetery. There was also an associated area of dark soil with 'much animal bone'.
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Taylor retained the archaeological archive, which was privately sold after his death in 2017. It was subsequently acquired by
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The cemetery passed out of use in the late 6th or early 7th centuries, and its activity, in the
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The Origins of Louth: Archaeology and History in East Lincolnshire 400,000 BC-AD 1086
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Runes around the North Sea and on the Continent AD 150-700; texts & contexts
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Runes and Runic Inscriptions: Collected Essays on Anglo-Saxon and Viking Runes
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The spring, with others, joins the Laceby Beck, before flowing into the
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remains show similar skills to those from the Anglo-Saxon cemetery at
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Excavations on the southern slope of Welbeck Hill led to finds of a
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visited the site during the 19th century and sent his report to
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Looijenga, Jantina Helena (1997). "VI. BRACTEATES WITH RUNES".
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The Anglo-Saxon Cemetery at Castledyke South, Barton-on-Humber
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that was found in a woman's grave bore a runic inscription
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Drinkall, Gail; Foreman, Martin; Welch, Martin G. (1998).
20:Laceby Beck, fed by Welbeck spring, flows into the 208: 206: 204: 202: 91:He also described the nearby Welbeck spring: 8: 491: 489: 487: 408:Wilson, David M.; Hurst, Gillian D. (1966). 282: 280: 278: 276: 246: 244: 242: 240: 238: 526:. Antiques Trade Gazette. 6 February 2019 470:. Boydell & Brewer Ltd. p. 124. 43:cemetery, located around 1.75 miles from 218:"Roman and Anglo-Saxon pottery (81629)" 292:. F. Jefferies. 1832. pp. 408–410. 198: 360:. Yale University Press. p. 310. 39:and early Saxon pottery finds, and an 443:. Boydell & Brewer. p. 308. 260:Research records (formerly PastScape) 222:Research records (formerly PastScape) 7: 609:Archaeological sites in Lincolnshire 546:"Welbeck Hill Anglo-Saxon Cemetery" 354:Hutton, Ronald (1 February 2014). 14: 565: 604:Burial monuments and structures 163:but may have been a miscopy of 59:19th century and Welbeck spring 437:Owen-Crocker, Gale R. (2010). 178:with funding support from the 1: 599:Anglo-Saxon sites in England 589:Anglo-Saxon burial practices 440:Dress in Anglo-Saxon England 548:. North Lincolnshire Museum 103:, and then into the sea at 630: 464:Page, Raymond Ian (1995). 410:"Medieval Britain in 1966" 387:. Continuum. p. 250. 47:, and around 3 miles from 505:. University of Groningen 309:. Tom Green. p. 55. 176:North Lincolnshire Museum 289:The Gentleman's Magazine 69:The Gentleman's Magazine 614:History of Lincolnshire 256:"Welbeck Hill (81626)" 82:North East Lincolnshire 80:'north–south route' in 53:North East Lincolnshire 335:The Environment Agency 97: 29: 93: 19: 594:Anglo-Saxon paganism 417:Medieval Archaeology 303:Green, Tom (2011). 188:Museums Association 131:Excavations of the 190:Beecroft Bequest. 30: 24:before it reaches 477:978-0-85115-599-9 450:978-1-84383-572-1 394:978-1-85075-643-9 367:978-0-300-19771-6 316:978-0-9570336-0-3 184:The Headley Trust 141:early Anglo-Saxon 621: 575: 570: 569: 568: 558: 557: 555: 553: 542: 536: 535: 533: 531: 520: 514: 513: 511: 510: 504: 493: 482: 481: 461: 455: 454: 434: 428: 427: 425: 424: 414: 405: 399: 398: 378: 372: 371: 351: 345: 344: 342: 341: 327: 321: 320: 300: 294: 293: 284: 271: 270: 268: 266: 252:Historic England 248: 233: 232: 230: 228: 214:Historic England 210: 629: 628: 624: 623: 622: 620: 619: 618: 579: 578: 571: 566: 564: 561: 551: 549: 544: 543: 539: 529: 527: 522: 521: 517: 508: 506: 502: 495: 494: 485: 478: 463: 462: 458: 451: 436: 435: 431: 422: 420: 412: 407: 406: 402: 395: 380: 379: 375: 368: 353: 352: 348: 339: 337: 329: 328: 324: 317: 302: 301: 297: 286: 285: 274: 264: 262: 250: 249: 236: 226: 224: 212: 211: 200: 196: 167:, for the word 129: 113: 61: 35:is the site of 12: 11: 5: 627: 625: 617: 616: 611: 606: 601: 596: 591: 581: 580: 577: 576: 573:England portal 560: 559: 537: 515: 483: 476: 456: 449: 429: 400: 393: 373: 366: 346: 322: 315: 295: 272: 234: 197: 195: 192: 128: 125: 112: 109: 101:River Freshney 60: 57: 22:River Freshney 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 626: 615: 612: 610: 607: 605: 602: 600: 597: 595: 592: 590: 587: 586: 584: 574: 563: 547: 541: 538: 525: 519: 516: 501: 500: 492: 490: 488: 484: 479: 473: 469: 468: 460: 457: 452: 446: 442: 441: 433: 430: 418: 411: 404: 401: 396: 390: 386: 385: 377: 374: 369: 363: 359: 358: 357:Pagan Britain 350: 347: 336: 332: 326: 323: 318: 312: 308: 307: 299: 296: 291: 290: 283: 281: 279: 277: 273: 261: 257: 253: 247: 245: 243: 241: 239: 235: 223: 219: 215: 209: 207: 205: 203: 199: 193: 191: 189: 185: 181: 177: 172: 170: 166: 162: 158: 153: 151: 147: 142: 137: 134: 126: 124: 122: 118: 110: 108: 106: 102: 96: 92: 89: 87: 83: 79: 75: 74:Barton Street 71: 70: 65: 64:George Oliver 58: 56: 54: 50: 46: 42: 38: 34: 27: 23: 18: 550:. Retrieved 540: 528:. Retrieved 518: 507:. Retrieved 498: 466: 459: 439: 432: 421:. Retrieved 416: 403: 383: 376: 356: 349: 338:. Retrieved 334: 325: 305: 298: 288: 263:. Retrieved 259: 225:. Retrieved 221: 173: 168: 164: 160: 154: 138: 130: 114: 98: 94: 90: 84:, and later 73: 67: 62: 33:Welbeck Hill 32: 31: 552:21 February 530:21 February 133:Anglo-Saxon 121:Anglo-Saxon 78:prehistoric 55:, England. 41:Anglo-Saxon 583:Categories 509:2013-12-08 423:2013-12-09 340:2013-12-08 265:8 December 227:8 December 194:References 146:Sutton Hoo 157:bracteate 155:A silver 186:and the 180:Art Fund 127:Cemetery 150:Suffolk 111:Pottery 105:Grimsby 26:Grimsby 474:  447:  391:  364:  313:  45:Laceby 503:(PDF) 419:: 267 413:(PDF) 148:, in 117:Roman 86:Roman 51:, in 37:Roman 554:2023 532:2023 472:ISBN 445:ISBN 389:ISBN 362:ISBN 311:ISBN 267:2013 229:2013 169:lapu 76:, a 49:Riby 165:lap 161:law 585:: 486:^ 415:. 333:. 275:^ 258:. 254:. 237:^ 220:. 216:. 201:^ 182:, 556:. 534:. 512:. 480:. 453:. 426:. 397:. 370:. 343:. 319:. 269:. 231:. 28:.

Index


River Freshney
Grimsby
Roman
Anglo-Saxon
Laceby
Riby
North East Lincolnshire
George Oliver
The Gentleman's Magazine
prehistoric
North East Lincolnshire
Roman
River Freshney
Grimsby
Roman
Anglo-Saxon
Anglo-Saxon
early Anglo-Saxon
Sutton Hoo
Suffolk
bracteate
North Lincolnshire Museum
Art Fund
The Headley Trust
Museums Association



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