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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 Bosiliack, Madron

Site number 193

Burial codes 4001 4005 4021 4023 4025 4027 4030 4035 4041 4045 4051 4065 4075 4084 4092 4104 4111 4128 4143 4151 4154 4155 4181

2500bc-14/1300bc Cairn covering a chambered entrance grave, containing a primary deposit on the old ground surface by the junction of two side slabs. The deposit of a partial cremation and charcoal was contained in and beside a small flat-based pot of West Cornish late Neolithic and 'co-Beaker' coarse ware. The grave blocking was some time after the burial.

Remains/Period Y4

County Cornwall

Region SW

National grid square SW

X coordinate 431

Y coordinate 342

Bibliographic source Thomas 1984

Query

Site name	Bosiliack, Madron
Site number	193
Burial codes	4001 4005 4021 4023 4025 4027 4030 4035 4041 4045 4051 4065 4075 4084 4092 4104 4111 4128 4143 4151 4154 4155 4181
2500bc-14/1300bc	Cairn covering a chambered entrance grave, containing a primary deposit on the old ground surface by the junction of two side slabs. The deposit of a partial cremation and charcoal was contained in and beside a small flat-based pot of West Cornish late Neolithic and 'co-Beaker' coarse ware. The grave blocking was some time after the burial.
Remains/Period	Y4
County	Cornwall
Region	SW
National grid square	SW
X coordinate	431
Y coordinate	342
Bibliographic source	Thomas 1984