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Cist grave find in Tintagel surprises archaeologists (Score: 1)
by Andy B (andy@megalithic.co.uk) on Tuesday, 08 December 2009
ARCHAEOLOGISTS working on behalf of South West Water have uncovered a Christian cist grave in Tintagel in the final stages of the Boscastle, Bossiney and Tintagel pipeline.
South West Water is building a new waste water treatment works on the site to improve the quality of the coastal waters in Boscastle, Bossiney and Tintagel.
Carl Thorpe, archaeologist with the Historic Environment, Cornwall Council said: "South West Water's project has given us the opportunity to discover several medieval artefacts. It has helped increase our understanding of past activity in an area that has seen very little fieldwork before."
Cist graves are lined with upright stones, and are not often found in Cornwall. This is the second to be discovered on this project, the first grave was found at Forrabury.
Although this new grave is not unusual itself, it was unexpected given that it is situated so close to a cist grave cemetery in Tintagel churchyard.
Earlier this year a fallen standing stone was found at Quoit, between Trevalga and Trethevy. The 4.5 tonne stone is thought to have originally stood upright and is believed to be of later prehistoric to early medieval date.
It has been shaped from a large, local greenstone with a rounded base and tapering top. All the artefacts have been left in situ and covered securely for future generations.
South West Water held an open day at the waste water treatment works recently enabling members of the public to see how the project is progressing.
Mike Court, project manager from South West Water said: "The event was a success. More than 30 members of the public joined us for a short talk and guided tour of the site.
"This was an opportunity for us to answer questions and in return we received constructive comments from the public who praised us on our progress." To keep up to date with the latest news from the site visit http://www.southwestwater.co.uk/bbtcleansweep
● The waste water scheme is required under the European Union's Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive.
South West Water's Clean Sweep programme has removed more than 250 crude waste water outfalls around the South West coastline and dramatically improved the quality of the region's bathing waters.
As well as the waste water treatment works, the scheme includes constructing five pumping stations connected by eight kilometres of sewers.
The waste water treatment works will provide preliminary and secondary level treatment.
Source:
http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/cornishguardian/home/cornishguardiannews/Cist-grave-Tintagel-surprises-archaeologists/article-1459409-detail/article.html?
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