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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 Heston Brake, Portskewett, Mon 3

Site number 49

Burial codes 5005 5009 5022 5023 5025 5028 5030 5032 5037 5042 5045 5051 5065 5075 5084 5092 5098 5104 5111 5128 5143 5152 5155 5161 5181 4001 4005 4022 4023 4025 4028 4030 4032 4042 4048 4051 4065 4084 4092 4104 4111 4128 4143 4152 4153 4161 4181

3500bc - 2500bc Long mound oriented E. Examined in 1888, it is a single long chamber 8m x 2.6m previously disturbed. There were two holes in the upright stones on either side of the chamber. Three pieces of human jaw, several separate teeth and some small broken bones were found. The plan identifies a skull among the finds. All were at the inner end of the chamber to the west.

2500bc-14/1300bc A coarse urn and bones were found on the north side of the mound.

Remains/Period Y5 Y4

County Gwent

Region SW

National grid square ST

X coordinate 505

Y coordinate 887

Bibliographic source Bagnall-Oakley 1888

Query

Site name	Heston Brake, Portskewett, Mon 3
Site number	49
Burial codes	5005 5009 5022 5023 5025 5028 5030 5032 5037 5042 5045 5051 5065 5075 5084 5092 5098 5104 5111 5128 5143 5152 5155 5161 5181 4001 4005 4022 4023 4025 4028 4030 4032 4042 4048 4051 4065 4084 4092 4104 4111 4128 4143 4152 4153 4161 4181
3500bc - 2500bc	Long mound oriented E. Examined in 1888, it is a single long chamber 8m x 2.6m previously disturbed. There were two holes in the upright stones on either side of the chamber. Three pieces of human jaw, several separate teeth and some small broken bones were found. The plan identifies a skull among the finds. All were at the inner end of the chamber to the west.
2500bc-14/1300bc	A coarse urn and bones were found on the north side of the mound.
Remains/Period	Y5 Y4
County	Gwent
Region	SW
National grid square	ST
X coordinate	505
Y coordinate	887
Bibliographic source	Bagnall-Oakley 1888