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Site name | Buckland Dinham I, Murtry Hill, Som 8 |
Site number | 16 |
Burial codes | 5002 5005 5022 5023 5025 5028 5030 5032 5042 5048 5051 5065 5075 5084 5098 5104 5111 5128 5143 5151 5152 5181 4002 4005 4022 4023 4025 4028 4030 4032 4041 4048 4051 4065 4075 4084 4098 4104 4111 4128 4143 4152 4161 4181 |
3500bc - 2500bc | Long barrow oriented E. Excavated 1803-4 and large amount of human skeletal material found at north end of cutting 2, to the west and near stones. As Romano-British pottery was found near these finds, the barrow had probably been disturbed. |
2500bc-14/1300bc | There were secondary cremations in urns. |
Remains/Period | Y5 Y4 |
County | Somerset |
Region | SW |
National grid square | ST |
X coordinate | 763 |
Y coordinate | 507 |
Bibliographic source | Gray 1921, 1929, Dobson 1931, Bulleid 1941 |
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