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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 Shaugh Moor, Ring Cairn 2

Site number 253

Burial codes 4005 4021 4023 4025 4028 4030 4035 4051 4053 4121 4154 4184 4200

2500bc-14/1300bc A ring cairn with a central stone-capped pit containing a pot base and a number of faience beads. The charcoal from the pit was radiocarbon dated (HAR-2220). A similar stone-capped pit beneath the stone ring produced radiocarbon sample HAR-2214. There had been burning of the old land surface in the central area of the mound. There was no human skeletal material although the soil allowed survival.

RC: HAR-2220 1480 +/- 90, HAR-2214 1290 +/- 80

Remains/Period N4

County Devon

Region SW

National grid square SX

X coordinate 553

Y coordinate 635

Bibliographic source Smith and Wainwright 1978, Wainwright, Smith et al 1979

Query

Site name	Shaugh Moor, Ring Cairn 2
Site number	253
Burial codes	4005 4021 4023 4025 4028 4030 4035 4051 4053 4121 4154 4184 4200
2500bc-14/1300bc	A ring cairn with a central stone-capped pit containing a pot base and a number of faience beads. The charcoal from the pit was radiocarbon dated (HAR-2220). A similar stone-capped pit beneath the stone ring produced radiocarbon sample HAR-2214. There had been burning of the old land surface in the central area of the mound. There was no human skeletal material although the soil allowed survival. RC: HAR-2220 1480 +/- 90, HAR-2214 1290 +/- 80
Remains/Period	N4
County	Devon
Region	SW
National grid square	SX
X coordinate	553
Y coordinate	635
Bibliographic source	Smith and Wainwright 1978, Wainwright, Smith et al 1979