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<< Text Pages >> Caythorpe - Misc. Earthwork in England in Yorkshire (East)

Submitted by Andy B on Saturday, 16 January 2010  Page Views: 7560

Multi-periodSite Name: Caythorpe
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 2.605 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Yorkshire (East) Type: Misc. Earthwork
Nearest Town: Bridlington  Nearest Village: Boynton
Map Ref: TA125678
Latitude: 54.093815N  Longitude: 0.281335W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
 1 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 1 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
 no data Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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A substantial circular monument 16m in diameter, possibly from the Neolithic Period. Defined by a ditch around 2m wide and 1m deep, within which large pits were recorded which appeared to have held upright timber posts.

This may have been associated with religious ceremonies and burial rites with pits nearby containing evidence of ritual feasting, including numerous animal bones and burnt material.

Note: East Yorkshire gas storage facility making historic discoveries - Iron Age sword found at Centrica site, Caythorpe, see comment
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Re: Caythorpe by Anonymous on Saturday, 23 January 2010
enjaytom writes: Caythorpe henge, this may be comparable with the Arminghall ancient monument site near Norwich in East Anglia. Site is date aroud 3000 BC. Eight big posts in an oval formation
http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=4797
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Re: Caythorpe by Delwyn on Tuesday, 19 January 2010
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Confused of Toddington

The grid reference TL125678 puts this site near to Grafham Water in Cambridgeshire.

Regards

Delwyn
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    Re: Caythorpe by Anonymous on Saturday, 23 January 2010
    Should have been TA not TL, now fixed, thanks
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Ancient Anglo Saxon and Iron Age artefacts and human remains found near Rudston by Andy B on Saturday, 16 January 2010
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Story from 22nd Oct 2009

Ancient Anglo Saxon and Iron Age artefacts and human remains found between Rudston and Boynton East Yorkshire.

ANCIENT human remains have been unearthed during an archaeological dig at the Caythorpe Gas Storage site between Rudston and Boynton.
Five human burials have been recovered by experts.

One set of remains dates to the late Iron Age and had been buried with a simple iron brooch.

Another dates back probably to the Anglo-Saxon period and had been buried with an iron knife.

Archaeologists have also found evidence of a settlement at the site, including an Iron Age round house and at least one Anglo-Saxon building.
Other finds recovered include a Roman brooch, an Anglo-Saxon coin, large fragments of a millstone and numerous fragments of pottery and animal bones.

Gas supply company Centrica believed during the early planning stages for its development that it would come across certain archaeological finds as part of the project.

Allowances had been made in the timetable to unearth and share any remains.
Humber Field Archaeology was involved in the dig and is currently excavating the site on Centrica Storage's behalf before construction work begins.

The skeletons have been removed from the site by archaeologists but some of the first people to see other finds were pupils from Boynton Primary School.

Children from years five and six were invited to Centrica Storage Limited's site, which is just down the road from the school, to learn about an archaeological dig that has been taking place over recent months.

The children donned hard hats and high visibility vests so they could be taken on a tour of the excavated area on site before taking their seats back in the classroom to look at actual artefacts and photographs of finds.

Peter Cardwell, a leading archaeologist whose association with the site spans more than 15 years, took the children through what has been done, what has been found and what happens to the remains in the future.
Joe Dodd, headteacher at Boynton Primary School, said: "It was great to learn that such interesting artefacts have been found on our doorstep.
"The children were really excited and couldn't wait to go down to the site to learn about what had taken place and the things that the archaeologists have unearthed.

"It was a really enlightening experience for them and we're very pleased Centrica Storage offered the school an opportunity to be a part of it."

Pupil Megan, 10, said: "I loved looking at things from the olden days.
"I really liked seeing all the different types of bones they had found in the ground."

India, also 10, added: "I liked it in the classroom and on the site, as you got to look at lots of different archaeological finds.
"I've been on building sites before but never a site like this.
"I really liked some of the old pottery we looked at."

Justin Keynon, health and safety site manager at Centrica's Caythorpe site, said: "I am really pleased we've been able to get the local school involved looking at the archaeological dig.
"I think they will have found it very educational and something they can share with each other, their parents and with their younger classmates back at school.

"We started digging in July and plan to continue again in 2010 so the children will just be getting a glimpse of some of our first excavations. Hopefully there'll be more to come."

The school visit follows a tour by the Caythorpe Gas Storage project community liaison committee earlier this month.
Tony Ezard, chairman of Rudston Parish Council, said: "I attended the site visit with the community liaison committee and found it very interesting and informative.

"I am sure the school children appreciated being shown around and enjoyed the experience.

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Iron Age sword found at Centrica site, Caythorpe by Andy B on Saturday, 16 January 2010
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East Yorkshire gas storage facility making historic discoveries - Iron Age sword found at Centrica site, Caythorpe.

An East Yorkshire-based gas storage facility has been making some incredible discoveries after six months of archeological excavations in advance of construction work starting at the site.
A team from Humber Field Archaeology has been working on the Centrica Storage Limited (CSL) site at Caythorpe, carefully extracting and investigating remains of prehistoric, Roman and Anglo-Saxon date.

Perhaps the most amazing discovery made during the work on the pipeline at the site so far is that of a late Iron age (pre-Roman) iron sword and spearhead, recovered from the grave of what archaeologist's believe to be a warrior. This discovery is the first of its kind in the region for over 25 years (picture attached).

The sword and spearhead are contents removed from just one of five graves, which have been investigated. Some surrounded by distinctive square ditches, typical of burial of this period in East Yorkshire.

In addition, discoveries have been made along the route of the new pipeline, possibly dating from the Neolithic period, including a substantial circular monument 16m in diameter and defined by a ditch around 2m wide and 1m deep, within which large pits were recorded which appeared to have held upright timber posts. This may have been associated with religious ceremonies and burial rites with pits nearby containing evidence of ritual feasting, including numerous animal bones and burnt material.

A further series of pits had been cut into the infilled ditch, some of which contained the burials dating back to the Bronze Age, including one containing fragments of a decorated pottery vessel.

One of the more unusual discoveries was an Anglo Saxon skeleton buried not below ground but underneath large chalk rocks. It is difficult to draw precise conclusions about what happened in this poor person's case but the find leaves a lot to the imagination.

Don Reid, business owner of Centrica Gas Storage projects, said: "The work that Humber Field Archaeology has completed and the artefacts that they unearthed will help us to build upon our knowledge of how people lived during these time periods. The discoveries, dating back as far as the Neolithic period, are an incredible find and we are proud to have been involved in this groundbreaking work. Undertaking work of this nature is very important to us and we are delighted that it has unearthed some interesting finds that we are sure will be of interest to people ahead of work beginning at the site in 2010."

Peter Cardwell, a leading local archaeological and heritage consultant, said, "We've made several significant finds at Caythorpe. The excavations at the site will enable many important archaeological remains to be investigated, most of which were previously unknown or had been seen only via aerial photography.

"The date of these remains spans several thousands of years so the results of the excavations and the analysis of the finds recovered over the coming months, will enable a much more detailed history to be established and understood in this part of the East Yorkshire landscape."

The finds will be analysed once the work is completed in early January and exhibited at a later date for the wider public to view.

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