Medieval Coffin unearthed in Huntingdon cemetery
Introduction
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Medieval Coffin unearthed in Huntingdon cemetery
Image: © richard meredith Taken: 20 Apr 2008
Huntingdon Cemetery was laid out in 1854 on the site of Huntingdon Priory (c1108-1538). This coffin (which matches one in St. Mary's churchyard) was probably made for a Prior or a well to do layperson buried within the precincts during the early medieval period.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.333382
Longitude
-0.178372
