Street House Anglo-Saxon cemetery

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The Street House Anglo-Saxon cemetery is an Anglo-Saxon burial ground, dating to the second half of the 7th century AD, that was discovered at Street House Farm near Loftus, in the unitary authority of Redcar and Cleveland, England. Monuments dating back as far as 3300 BC are located in the vicinity of the cemetery, which was discovered after aerial photography revealed the existence of an Iron Age rectangular enclosure. The excavations, carried out between 2005 and 2007, revealed over a hundred graves dating from the 7th century AD and the remains of several buildings. An array of jewellery and other artefacts was found, including the jewels once worn by a young high-status Anglo-Saxon woman who had been buried on a bed and covered by an earth mound. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 54°33'46"N, 0°51'26"W

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Street House Anglo-Saxon cemetery – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Saltburn Miniature Railway, Hob Holes, Roxby Hall, Old All Saints Church.

4.7 miW
Amusement, Amusement ride, Amusement park
Saltburn Miniature Railway, Saltburn-by-the-Sea
119 min walk • The Saltburn Miniature Railway is a 15 in gauge railway at Saltburn, in Redcar and Cleveland, North Yorkshire, England.
5.2 miSE
Cave
Hob Holes, Runswick Bay
133 min walk • The Hob Holes are caves in the cliffs of Runswick Bay which resulted from mining for jet – fossilised wood which is valuable as a gemstone. Hobgoblins or bogles were reputed to live there.
2.3 miSE
Ruins
Roxby Hall, Staithes
60 min walk • Roxby Hall is a former manor house or castle in the town of Roxby, North Yorkshire, England. Only one ruined corner and earthworks of Roxby Hall remains in a field adjacent to St.
5.4 miW
Church
Old All Saints Church
138 min walk • Old All Saints Church is a redundant Anglican church in the town of Skelton-in-Cleveland, North Yorkshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building, and is in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.
4 miS
Dam
Scaling Dam Reservoir, North York Moors
103 min walk • Scaling Dam Reservoir is a freshwater man-made lake on the edge of the A171 road in North Yorkshire, England. The reservoir is near to the hamlet of Scaling Dam from where it derives its name, and was built in 1958.
4.8 miW
Piers and boardwalks
Pier, Saltburn-by-the-Sea
123 min walk • Saltburn Pier is a pier located in Saltburn-by-the-Sea, Redcar and Cleveland and the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England. It is the last pier remaining in Yorkshire.
3.8 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Pinkney and Gerrick Woods, North York Moors
98 min walk • Pinkney And Gerrick Woods is a 62.7 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in North Yorkshire, England notified in 1954. SSSIs are designated by Natural England, formally English Nature, which uses the 1974–1996 county system.
5 miS
Tunnel
Woodsmith Mine Tunnel, North York Moors
129 min walk • The Woodsmith Mine Tunnel is a 23-mile long tunnel that will stretch between Woodsmith Mine at Sneatonthorpe near Whitby in North Yorkshire and the Wilton International complex on Teesside, England.