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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 Shalcombe Down

Site number 1546

Burial codes 3001 3005 3021 3023 3025 3028 3030 3035 3041 3048 3051 3065 3075 3081 3091 3098 3104 3111 3128 3143 3152 3161 3181

14/1300bc-8/700bc A barrow containing a large barrel urn with 4 handles, and decoration possibly imitating rope handles. The urn was inverted over burnt bones, and was near the top of the barrow.

Remains/Period Y3

County Hampshire

Region S

National grid square SZ

X coordinate 390

Y coordinate 850

Bibliographic source Dunning 1931a

Query

Site name	Shalcombe Down
Site number	1546
Burial codes	3001 3005 3021 3023 3025 3028 3030 3035 3041 3048 3051 3065 3075 3081 3091 3098 3104 3111 3128 3143 3152 3161 3181
14/1300bc-8/700bc	A barrow containing a large barrel urn with 4 handles, and decoration possibly imitating rope handles. The urn was inverted over burnt bones, and was near the top of the barrow.
Remains/Period	Y3
County	Hampshire
Region	S
National grid square	SZ
X coordinate	390
Y coordinate	850
Bibliographic source	Dunning 1931a