Medieval lintel graves.


The Ordnance Survey 1:2500 First Edition mapping of 1867 shows the site of a chapel and burial ground at this location, formerly named Killkellan, together with the annotation, 'Site of Chapel & Burial Ground'. The OS places a marker within a small enclosure to the east of the road, which is defined by a curvilinear field boundary.


Dr J Bradbury (1894), when describing the nearby archaeological discoveries at the time he was writing, recorded the earlier discovery of lintel graves in the field to the east of the road, which at the time bore the name, the Cronk. This relates to Ordnance Survey Field no. 2520, and would appear to indicate the sometime presence of a raised mound or hillock. It is not altogether clear from his description, but Bradbury would appear to be referring to the more southerly part of the field. He notes that these discoveries were made on more than one occasion and were the result of agricultural activity.


Aside from the discoveries made during the later construction of the railway, there is no record of any further finds during nearby residential development.