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Site name | Shaugh Moor, Ring Cairn 1 |
Site number | 252 |
Burial codes | 4005 4021 4023 4025 4028 4030 4051 4053 4154 4184 4200 |
2500bc-14/1300bc | A ring cairn constructed around a natural earth-fast boulder. There was a central pit filled with burnt material, presumed contemporary (Feature 177), 1m south of the boulder. It had a sandy loam fill with increasing charcoal content towards the base. There was no capstone. Other features of the cairn included a refilled pit, and linear mounds, but no date could be established for these. There was no cremated human skeletal material, although soil conditions were favourable. RC: HAR-2216 1570 +/- 70 |
Remains/Period | N4 |
County | Devon |
Region | SW |
National grid square | SX |
X coordinate | 553 |
Y coordinate | 635 |
Bibliographic source | Smith and Wainwright 1978, Wainwright, Smith et al 1979 |
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