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Site name Charlcombe 8, Fair Field

Site number 291

Burial codes 4005 4009 4021 4023 4025 4028 4030 4035 4043 4048 4051 4065 4075 4084 4093 4098 4104 4111 4128 4143 4153 4161 4181

2500bc-14/1300bc Round barrow, with a primary interment decayed but unburnt, in an irregular rock cut grave in the centre. In the north west sector were 2 secondary inurned cremations, set into the retaining wall on the circumference.

Remains/Period Y4

County Somerset

Region SW

National grid square ST

X coordinate 725

Y coordinate 687

Bibliographic source Bush 1908, 1913, Grinsell 1971

Query

Site name	Charlcombe 8, Fair Field
Site number	291
Burial codes	4005 4009 4021 4023 4025 4028 4030 4035 4043 4048 4051 4065 4075 4084 4093 4098 4104 4111 4128 4143 4153 4161 4181
2500bc-14/1300bc	Round barrow, with a primary interment decayed but unburnt, in an irregular rock cut grave in the centre. In the north west sector were 2 secondary inurned cremations, set into the retaining wall on the circumference.
Remains/Period	Y4
County	Somerset
Region	SW
National grid square	ST
X coordinate	725
Y coordinate	687
Bibliographic source	Bush 1908, 1913, Grinsell 1971