Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society 63

The re-publication of graves with swords from these two cemeteries affords an opportunity to discuss scabbard fittings from Anglo-Saxon graves, together with drinking horns and triangular-eared cauldrons. A type of scabbard-fitting with ridged design and raised dots, the "Linton Heath type", is defined. The triangular-eared cauldron is late Roman in origin and local development in more than one centre is probable for AS examples. A map shows the distribution of cauldrons and drinking horns in England. Au(adp)

TL 155704. A complete plan was recovered, in advance of destruction by ploughing, of an aisled timber building built some time during the second-third quarter of 12th century (manor of Sibthorpe or Grim) and destroyed or demolished during the later 13th. This structure was then sealed by a moated platform erected almost immediately, occupation of this ending towards mid-14th century. The first period produced many finds - pottery, iron, bronze, stone, bone and glass - and a reconstruction of the hall is provided by S E Rigold. There is a brief survey of excavated moated sites in the area N and NW of London, and a consideration of the potting techniques shows how common, though intermittent, was the coil-method. Au(adp)