What is recorded here

Two people lay head-to-west inside the smaller of two intercutting enclosures, buried during the 6th or 7th century and later exposed when development stripped topsoil above Holywell. They were placed at the centre rather than hidden at an edge, as if the enclosure existed to complete their resting shape. That much is clear; the rest belongs to imagination. Perhaps they were kin, partners or rivals made equal by death. The ground kept their alignment long after memory left, and the estate now stands above the place where they were last arranged.

This monument was identified during monitoring (Licence no. 03E1362Ext) in advance of development. Two extended burials orientated E-W were centrally placed within the smaller of two intercutting enclosures dated to the 6th – 7th centuries. They were buried in a supine position with their heads to the W. The skeletons were partially exposed during the topsoil-stripping and were in a poor state of preservation (Moriarity 2005). The monument is preserved within the open space of Holywell housing estate. Compiled by: Christine Baker Date of upload: 5 February 2015

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