Archeologists In Leicester Have Found A Couple Who've Been Holding Hands For 700 Years

“All that will survive of us is love.”

These remains of a man and a woman were found at the Chapel of St Morrell, a 14th Century pilgrimage site in Hallaton, by archeologists from the University of Leicester.

University of Leicester Archaeological Services

Vicki Score from the University of Leicester, told MailOnline: "We've seen similar skeletons before from Leicester where a couple have been buried together."

"The main thing is why were they buried up there? There is a perfectly good church in Hallaton. Was it a special place?"

University of Leicester Archaeological Services

The pair are believed to be of a similar age.

According to the Leicester Mercury, the couple aren't the only discovery the team of volunteers digging the site have made. Tiles from a Roman building have been found underneath the chapel.

University of Leicester Archaeological Services

Score told the paper: "It shows this ground has been used as a special sort of place by people for at least 2,000 years."

University of Leicester Archaeological Services

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