On the headland about 10m above St Peter's church, Heysham, Lancashire. There are two sets of rock-cut tombs or graves. They date from around the 10th century. Each grave is cut out of the sandstone.
A set of six, two straight-sided and four body-shaped all with socket holes at the top where a wooden cross would have been placed.
Fascinating - I guess they must have been occupied at some stage, else why go to the bother of carving them out. Wonder who the people were who were laid to rest overlooking the water?
