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Site name Shipham 2, Rowberrow, T185

Site number 1479

Burial codes 4005 4009 4021 4023 4025 4028 4030 4035 4043 4048 4051 4053 4065 4075 4084 4092 4104 4111 4121 4123 4128 4129 4143 4151 4152 4155 4181

2500bc-14/1300bc A bowl barrow with near the centre an area 1.3m square enclosed by stones 1m high and roofed with flat stones, possibly set on the old land surface rather than sunk into the ground. The primary burial was a cremation accompanied by a dagger, a number of perforated (probably) amber beads, a ball of baked clay about the size of a small cannon ball, and a 'vase or cup curiously wrought'. Near the chamber were the remains of an unburnt burial but no dating evidence.

Remains/Period Y4

County Somerset

Region SW

National grid square ST

X coordinate 449

Y coordinate 583

Bibliographic source Tratman 1926, Grinsell 1971

Query

Site name	Shipham 2, Rowberrow, T185
Site number	1479
Burial codes	4005 4009 4021 4023 4025 4028 4030 4035 4043 4048 4051 4053 4065 4075 4084 4092 4104 4111 4121 4123 4128 4129 4143 4151 4152 4155 4181
2500bc-14/1300bc	A bowl barrow with near the centre an area 1.3m square enclosed by stones 1m high and roofed with flat stones, possibly set on the old land surface rather than sunk into the ground. The primary burial was a cremation accompanied by a dagger, a number of perforated (probably) amber beads, a ball of baked clay about the size of a small cannon ball, and a 'vase or cup curiously wrought'. Near the chamber were the remains of an unburnt burial but no dating evidence.
Remains/Period	Y4
County	Somerset
Region	SW
National grid square	ST
X coordinate	449
Y coordinate	583
Bibliographic source	Tratman 1926, Grinsell 1971