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Site name Oystermouth Cairn
Site number 1354
Burial codes 4001 4005 4021 4023 4025 4028 4030 4035 4041 4048 4051 4065 4075 4084 4091 4098 4104 4111 4128 4143 4153 4154 4156 4181
2500bc-14/1300bc A re-excavated cairn which produced the remains of two and possibly a third secondary cists. In the centre was a boat shaped pit containing cremated bone scattered throughout its fill. Sherds of Beaker pottery were found.
Remains/Period Y4
County West Glamorgan
Region SW
National grid square SS
X coordinate 610
Y coordinate 785
Bibliographic source Savory 1970b


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