Five (Hull states that Laver's notebook records 'many') inhumation burials were discovered in 1892 on a red concrete Roman floor in the north-west corner of the Temple of Claudius Precinct, in Castle Park. The burials were described by Laver as 'almost certainly Saxon' in date, although there were no datable finds.<1><2><3>

Hull states, 'Of the skeletons Laver records they were five (in the notebook 'many'), laid side by side, the feet alternately east and west. The heads were protected by pieces of Roman tile laid on either side, with another laid across the top. There were no objects deposited with them. They showed no trace of violence.'<2>

The five burials were assigned individual monument records: MCC2119, MCC2120, MCC2121, MCC2122 and MCC2123.

Niblett suggested that the two (undated) inhumation burials (one of which was disturbed) excavated in 1964 might have been related to this group (MCC2091 and MCC2092).<4> They were, however, c.70m to the south of Laver's burials.

Drury suggested that the burials should be dated to the Middle Saxon period and part of a single cemetery (along with disturbed human bones were found in the Norman rampart formed from the upcast of the bailey ditch).<5><6>