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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 Charlcombe 2a, Lansdown, Race Field

Site number 275

Burial codes 4001 4005 4021 4023 4025 4028 4030 4035 4041 4045 4051 4065 4075 4085 4091 4098 4104 4111 4129 4143 4153 4154 4181

2500bc-14/1300bc A walled cairn with kerbed extra-revetment material containing a shallow central pit dug in the old land surface, measuring 1.8m x 0.9m and filled with black soil. This contained much powdery charcoal, 2 scraps of burnt bone, four small Abercromby Type 3 food vessel fragments and 2 worked flints.

Remains/Period Y4

County Somerset

Region SW

National grid square ST

X coordinate 715

Y coordinate 686

Bibliographic source Williams 1950a, Grinsell 1971

Query

Site name	Charlcombe 2a, Lansdown, Race Field
Site number	275
Burial codes	4001 4005 4021 4023 4025 4028 4030 4035 4041 4045 4051 4065 4075 4085 4091 4098 4104 4111 4129 4143 4153 4154 4181
2500bc-14/1300bc	A walled cairn with kerbed extra-revetment material containing a shallow central pit dug in the old land surface, measuring 1.8m x 0.9m and filled with black soil. This contained much powdery charcoal, 2 scraps of burnt bone, four small Abercromby Type 3 food vessel fragments and 2 worked flints.
Remains/Period	Y4
County	Somerset
Region	SW
National grid square	ST
X coordinate	715
Y coordinate	686
Bibliographic source	Williams 1950a, Grinsell 1971