A mid 7th century cemetery was discovered near Loftus when an Iron Age rectangular enclosure was detected using aerial photography. Excavations from 2005 to 2007, discovered over 100 graves, jewelry, and other relics.
Plan of cemetery, bed burial and grubenhaus marked
Most notably, the grave of a high status woman was found. She had received a bed burial (more common in the South) and was covered in a small earthen mound.
Replica of bed burial at Kirkleatham Museum
The layout and relics found within the cemetery point to the Conversion Period. Finds from the cemetery were acquired by the Kirkleatham Museum in Redcar.
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