The Quernmore Burial
In 1973 during the construction of a car park a 7th Century burial of unusual type was brought to light by a mechanical excavator.
Only some hair and finger and toenails remained of the body, but a large woollen shroud in which it had been wrapped was remarkably well-preserved. The coffin which contained them had been made by splitting the trunk of an oak tree and hollowing out each of the two halves into the shape of a boat. Analysis by the radio-carbon process shows that the wood dates from the early 7th Century.
This burial is particularly interesting as very few of a similar date and type are known, and the shroud is one of the largest pieces of woven cloth from the Dark Ages to be discovered in this country.
The fully conserved remains of the burial are on permanent display in Lancaster City Museum.
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