Humbledon Hill, inhumations
Humbledon Hill, inhumations
HER Number
20
District
Sunderland
Site Name
Humbledon Hill, inhumations
Place
Sunderland
Map Sheet
NZ35NE
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
Site Type: Broad
Burial
Site Type: Specific
Inhumation
General Period
UNCERTAIN
Specific Period
Uncertain
Form of Evidence
Find
Description
Near the Humbledon Hill barrow and cinerary urns [HER ref. 8] it is reported that two skeletons of a great size were discovered, and also a short iron knife with a curved handle [HER ref. 21]. Mitchell also noted that a prehistoric burial had been found on Humbledon Hill in 1750, but gave no reference. Although probably prehistoric, there is nothing to show whether the burials were associated with the barrow.
Easting
438000
Northing
555200
Grid Reference
NZ438000555200
Sources
<< HER 20 >> W.C. Mitchell, 1919, History of Sunderland p. 9
Geoquest 2000, Archaeological Assessment for ... Humbledon Hill, Sunderland
Geoquest 2000, Archaeological Assessment for ... Humbledon Hill, Sunderland