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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 Askerswell 9

Site number 655

Burial codes 3002 3005 3021 3023 3025 3028 3030 3035 3041 3048 3051 3065 3075 3088 3098 3104 3101 3110 3111 3128 3143 3152 3154 3161 3181

14/1300bc-8/700bc A bowl barrow comprising a small flint cairn with four layers of soil capping the mound. It had been subject to earlier disturbances, and sherds of two globular urns, a collared urn, a small bucket urn and two medium bucket urns were found. One vessel of the last type had cremated bone adhering to the fabric. Adult and possible child cremated bone were found in one disturbed layer.

Remains/Period Y3

County Dorset

Region S

National grid square SY

X coordinate 541

Y coordinate 946

Bibliographic source Wells 1978

Query

Site name	Askerswell 9
Site number	655
Burial codes	3002 3005 3021 3023 3025 3028 3030 3035 3041 3048 3051 3065 3075 3088 3098 3104 3101 3110 3111 3128 3143 3152 3154 3161 3181
14/1300bc-8/700bc	A bowl barrow comprising a small flint cairn with four layers of soil capping the mound. It had been subject to earlier disturbances, and sherds of two globular urns, a collared urn, a small bucket urn and two medium bucket urns were found. One vessel of the last type had cremated bone adhering to the fabric. Adult and possible child cremated bone were found in one disturbed layer.
Remains/Period	Y3
County	Dorset
Region	S
National grid square	SY
X coordinate	541
Y coordinate	946
Bibliographic source	Wells 1978