Attitudes to Disposal of the Dead - Gazetteer Query Form

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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 King Street, Brixham

Site number 1389

Burial codes 1001 1006 1021 1023 1026 1028 1030 1035 1042 1046 1051 1065 1073 1084 1091 1098 1102 1111 1112 1124 1143 1153 1156 1181

100bc-AD43 A single grave placed on the natural limestone, enclosed by rough drystone walling 0.9m x 0.75m x c0.75m high, and originally covered with small flat slabs. The skeleton was crouched, head to SSW, and probably a female adult, unaccompanied by surviving grave goods, although there may have been traces of potsherds by the head.

Remains/Period Y1

County Devon

Region SW

National grid square SX

X coordinate 935

Y coordinate 560

Bibliographic source Belleville 1956

Query

Site name	King Street, Brixham
Site number	1389
Burial codes	1001 1006 1021 1023 1026 1028 1030 1035 1042 1046 1051 1065 1073 1084 1091 1098 1102 1111 1112 1124 1143 1153 1156 1181
100bc-AD43	A single grave placed on the natural limestone, enclosed by rough drystone walling 0.9m x 0.75m x c0.75m high, and originally covered with small flat slabs. The skeleton was crouched, head to SSW, and probably a female adult, unaccompanied by surviving grave goods, although there may have been traces of potsherds by the head.
Remains/Period	Y1
County	Devon
Region	SW
National grid square	SX
X coordinate	935
Y coordinate	560
Bibliographic source	Belleville 1956