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Note that there may be a few slight discrepancies between counts given in the text and the returned results in the gazetteer. This is a result of corrections and amendments (not updates) made to the gazetteer since the research was published in BAR. This does not materially affect the picture presented but does add more detail.

Site name Cattewater, Mount Batten

Site number 1338

Burial codes 5001 5006 5021 5023 5026 5028 5030 5035 5042 5046 5051 5065 5074 5084 5091 5098 5102 5107 5128 5143 5153 5181

3500bc - 2500bc A grave containing the inhumation in a crouched or sitting posture of an adult female past middle age, head facing the estuary (W). It was one of 8-9 similar inhumations reported to have been found at or near the spot. There were no accompanying grave goods. The dating is based on the physical characteristics of the skeletal remains, which evidenced the mingling of dolichocephalic and brachycephalic types.

Remains/Period Y5

County Devon

Region SW

National grid square SX

X coordinate 491

Y coordinate 526

Bibliographic source Worth 1891

Query

Site name	Cattewater, Mount Batten
Site number	1338
Burial codes	5001 5006 5021 5023 5026 5028 5030 5035 5042 5046 5051 5065 5074 5084 5091 5098 5102 5107 5128 5143 5153 5181
3500bc - 2500bc	A grave containing the inhumation in a crouched or sitting posture of an adult female past middle age, head facing the estuary (W). It was one of 8-9 similar inhumations reported to have been found at or near the spot. There were no accompanying grave goods. The dating is based on the physical characteristics of the skeletal remains, which evidenced the mingling of dolichocephalic and brachycephalic types.
Remains/Period	Y5
County	Devon
Region	SW
National grid square	SX
X coordinate	491
Y coordinate	526
Bibliographic source	Worth 1891