Monument record 1365 - Burial Urn from Over Alderley

Bronze Age inurned cremation found c.1844 during gravel digging near Macclesfield Road, Over Alderley. Urn described as having small perforated lugs at intervals around the upper part (1). Neither site nor urn can be located (2). Ormerod reports that 'in several instances fragments of urns, bones and ashes have been discovered' from tumuli in the grounds of Birtles Hall (3).

<1> Society of Antiquaries, 1849-1920, Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries, 1/31 1843 (Book). SCH2738.

<2> Harris, B.E. (ed), 1987, Victoria County History - A History of the County of Chester: Volume I, 1/82 1987 (Book). SCH3556.

<3> Ormerod, G., 1882, The History of the County Palatine and City of Chester, 3/711 (Y) (Book). SCH1389.

<4> Ordnance Survey, 1870-1982, Ordnance Survey Archaeological Record Card, SJ87SE1/1964 (Index). SCH2487.

<5> Longley D, 1977-1978, Longley Archive, /no.17 (Paper Archive). SCH2005.