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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 Worplesdon 2, Whitmoor Common

Site number 1125

Burial codes 4002 4005 4021 4023 4025 4028 4030 4033 4041 4048 4051 4065 4075 4084 4092 4104 4111 4128 4143 4152 4161 4181

2500bc-14/1300bc A possible disc or saucer barrow with a ditch causewayed at the SE, and a low mound. There was no central burial, but 'a layer of black coal' was found in one place and grouped together were burnt bones and two urns of bucket and barrel type. The former had a repair to a crack.

Remains/Period Y4

County Surrey

Region SE

National grid square SU

X coordinate 986

Y coordinate 533

Bibliographic source Gardner 1924, Whimster 1931, Grinsell 1934a, 1987b

Query

Site name	Worplesdon 2, Whitmoor Common
Site number	1125
Burial codes	4002 4005 4021 4023 4025 4028 4030 4033 4041 4048 4051 4065 4075 4084 4092 4104 4111 4128 4143 4152 4161 4181
2500bc-14/1300bc	A possible disc or saucer barrow with a ditch causewayed at the SE, and a low mound. There was no central burial, but 'a layer of black coal' was found in one place and grouped together were burnt bones and two urns of bucket and barrel type. The former had a repair to a crack.
Remains/Period	Y4
County	Surrey
Region	SE
National grid square	SU
X coordinate	986
Y coordinate	533
Bibliographic source	Gardner 1924, Whimster 1931, Grinsell 1934a, 1987b