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Etscotog of an «£a*lg Entmueut at 

 Stanltg Grange. 



By the Rev. Charles Kerry. 



N September 22nd, 1903, during the formation of a 

 drain on the west side of the farm buildings, an 

 interesting discovery was made at Stanley Grange 

 Farm,* about six miles north-east from Derby. 

 It comprised a rectangular oak coffin containing human remains 

 and a small glass phial. The lid of the coffin lay three feet 

 one inch below the surface, but as the ground has obviously 

 been raised in recent times, its position was not more than 

 two feet below the present natural level. At each end of 

 the coffin were two circular holes ; those at the head being 

 three quarters of an inch in diameter, four inches apart from 

 centre to centre, and eight and a half inches at their centres 

 above the floor of the coffin ; those at the foot, one inch in 

 diameter, three and a quarter inches apart from centre to 

 centre, and eight and a half inches at their centres above the 

 floor. The following are careful measurements and particulars 



of the coffin : — 



Length, outside 



measurement 



ft. 

 ■•• 5 



in. 



„ inside 

 Width, outside 





••• 5 

 1 



9 

 3 



„ inside 



5) 



1 



il 



Depth, greatest, 



right-hand side 



... 



n| 



?> j) 



left-hand side 







12J 



Thickness of floor 







1* 



Form : — Rectangular. 







No. 15 Dale Abbey Parish, Ordnance Survey Map, 1881. 



