Below the then ground level, the
top of the natural gravel was reached at a depth of 1.80 m. In the centre
of the trench and cut into the natural, the remains of a pit was found (context
159). This pit was circular and measured approximately 1.2 meters in diameter.
A small amount of medieval bell mould fragments and copper alloy slag was
found within the pit.
Throughout the remainder of the trench skeletal remains were found in a series
of – at least seventeen – intercutting graves. The earlier graves,
which had been cut away by later burials were undated. Most of the graves contained
19th century coffin fittings, among which was a, still legible, plaque bearing
the name, age, and the date of the death of the deceased. (Grave 109, skeleton
114.)
The plaque read:
[JO] HN PRICE, DIED
15th SEPTEMBER, 1843, AGED 30 YEARS (NB.
Author's brackets.)
