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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 Stillman Street, Plymouth

Site number 1334

Burial codes 1001 1006 1021 1023 1026 1028 1029 1035 1041 1048 1051 1065 1075 1083 1091 1098 1104 1111 1128 1143 1153 1156 1161 1181

100bc-AD43 A cist grave dug into the shale bedrock, c0.9m x 0.6m x 0.5m deep, over which two dunstone slabs had been balanced at right angles to form a gable across which two other similar slabs were placed at each end. These stones were not native to the region, but showed signs of weathering. The stones covered a large upright urn of thin black ware, of Beaker like shape with an unusually broad mouth, which had contained ashes of a cremation judging from staining of the inside bottom, although no human ashes were reported. The report dated it late in the period, and even possibly post-Roman invasion.

Remains/Period Y1

County Devon

Region SW

National grid square SX

X coordinate 470

Y coordinate 550

Bibliographic source Worth 1881

Query

Site name	Stillman Street, Plymouth
Site number	1334
Burial codes	1001 1006 1021 1023 1026 1028 1029 1035 1041 1048 1051 1065 1075 1083 1091 1098 1104 1111 1128 1143 1153 1156 1161 1181
100bc-AD43	A cist grave dug into the shale bedrock, c0.9m x 0.6m x 0.5m deep, over which two dunstone slabs had been balanced at right angles to form a gable across which two other similar slabs were placed at each end. These stones were not native to the region, but showed signs of weathering. The stones covered a large upright urn of thin black ware, of Beaker like shape with an unusually broad mouth, which had contained ashes of a cremation judging from staining of the inside bottom, although no human ashes were reported. The report dated it late in the period, and even possibly post-Roman invasion.
Remains/Period	Y1
County	Devon
Region	SW
National grid square	SX
X coordinate	470
Y coordinate	550
Bibliographic source	Worth 1881