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Site name Alfriston Race Course North

Site number 1167

Burial codes 4005 4021 4023 4025 4028 4029 4035 4053 4143 4152 4153 4184

2500bc-14/1300bc Shortly to the north of Site 1166 was a possible twin barrow whose southern half contained no burial deposit, but was of unusual internal structure. Its mound covered a hollow dug out of the natural chalk, of oval form c2.1m x 1.9m, filled by red clay which had been piled to a height of 0.6m over it. The edge was marked in the clay by a border of very large flints. The hollow contained a chamber cut in the chalk c1.5m deep from the natural surface, at the bottom of which was a cist c0.6m x 0.5m x 0.4m on the east side of the hollow. Three crude steps were cut on the south side of the chamber leading down to the cist. Red clay filled the chamber to the top of the cist. The cist was filled with lumps of chalk but nothing else. The red clay had been brought from 1.5 miles away, the nearest place it could be obtained, a considerable labour given the quantity.

As only the southern half was excavated, it is possible that a burial deposit was in the other half.

Remains/Period N4

County Sussex

Region SE

National grid square TQ

X coordinate 510

Y coordinate 31

Bibliographic source Smith 1870

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Site name	Alfriston Race Course North
Site number	1167
Burial codes	4005 4021 4023 4025 4028 4029 4035 4053 4143 4152 4153 4184
2500bc-14/1300bc	Shortly to the north of Site 1166 was a possible twin barrow whose southern half contained no burial deposit, but was of unusual internal structure. Its mound covered a hollow dug out of the natural chalk, of oval form c2.1m x 1.9m, filled by red clay which had been piled to a height of 0.6m over it. The edge was marked in the clay by a border of very large flints. The hollow contained a chamber cut in the chalk c1.5m deep from the natural surface, at the bottom of which was a cist c0.6m x 0.5m x 0.4m on the east side of the hollow. Three crude steps were cut on the south side of the chamber leading down to the cist. Red clay filled the chamber to the top of the cist. The cist was filled with lumps of chalk but nothing else. The red clay had been brought from 1.5 miles away, the nearest place it could be obtained, a considerable labour given the quantity. As only the southern half was excavated, it is possible that a burial deposit was in the other half.
Remains/Period	N4
County	Sussex
Region	SE
National grid square	TQ
X coordinate	510
Y coordinate	31
Bibliographic source	Smith 1870