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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 Trethil, Sheviock

Site number 1252

Burial codes 4001 4006 4021 4023 4026 4028 4029 4035 4042 4045 4051 4065 4073 4083 4091 4098 4104 4111 4128 4143 4153 4156 4181

2500bc-14/1300bc A stone cist 1m x 0.9m x 0.85m deep formed from unworked slate obtainable at the nearest from a site 5 miles away, with a natural soil bottom. It contained the crouched burial of a person head to SE, facing NE, accompanied between the knees and the chin by an upright food vessel with twisted cord decoration.

Remains/Period Y4

County Cornwall

Region SW

National grid square SX

X coordinate 370

Y coordinate 540

Bibliographic source Spence Bate 1881-83

Query

Site name	Trethil, Sheviock
Site number	1252
Burial codes	4001 4006 4021 4023 4026 4028 4029 4035 4042 4045 4051 4065 4073 4083 4091 4098 4104 4111 4128 4143 4153 4156 4181
2500bc-14/1300bc	A stone cist 1m x 0.9m x 0.85m deep formed from unworked slate obtainable at the nearest from a site 5 miles away, with a natural soil bottom. It contained the crouched burial of a person head to SE, facing NE, accompanied between the knees and the chin by an upright food vessel with twisted cord decoration.
Remains/Period	Y4
County	Cornwall
Region	SW
National grid square	SX
X coordinate	370
Y coordinate	540
Bibliographic source	Spence Bate 1881-83