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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 D5, North Hill, Samson

Site number 157

Burial codes 4001 4005 4021 4023 4025 4028 4030 4035 4041 4051 4065 4075 4084 4091 4098 4101 4107 4112 4122 4143 4152 4156 4181

2500bc-14/1300bc Barrow with a fine earth mound covering a stone cairn enclosing a small box cist 1.1m x 0.6m x 0.65m deep, with grooved side stones, a paved floor and clay mortar sealing. This contained cremated human skeletal material in a small heap in a corner, the remains of a male c50, accompanied by a flint tool.

Remains/Period Y4

County Scilly

Region SW

National grid square SV

X coordinate 877

Y coordinate 131

Bibliographic source Borlase 1872, Hencken 1932

Query

Site name	D5, North Hill, Samson
Site number	157
Burial codes	4001 4005 4021 4023 4025 4028 4030 4035 4041 4051 4065 4075 4084 4091 4098 4101 4107 4112 4122 4143 4152 4156 4181
2500bc-14/1300bc	Barrow with a fine earth mound covering a stone cairn enclosing a small box cist 1.1m x 0.6m x 0.65m deep, with grooved side stones, a paved floor and clay mortar sealing. This contained cremated human skeletal material in a small heap in a corner, the remains of a male c50, accompanied by a flint tool.
Remains/Period	Y4
County	Scilly
Region	SW
National grid square	SV
X coordinate	877
Y coordinate	131
Bibliographic source	Borlase 1872, Hencken 1932