relic-pit

Updated: February 11, 2026

These were probably regarded as relics, and may have been buried here at the Reformation for safety, but it is possible that they were placed here at an earlier period, and that this is an instance of a relic-pit.

Cecil Walter Charles Hallett - Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Ripon: A Short History of the Church and a Description of Its Fabric