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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 Culbone Hill

Site number 315

Burial codes 4001 4006 4021 4023 4026 4028 4029 4035 4042 4046 4051 4065 4071 4084 4091 4098 4104 4111 4129 4143 4156 4159 4181

2500bc-14/1300bc A slatey stone cist of different material from the quarry stone of the locality, 1.05m x 0.6m x 0.45m high. The floor was of thinner slabs. The interment was oriented N/S, head to the N, crouched on the right side, and accompanied by a Beaker. There was no apparent mound.

Remains/Period Y4

County Somerset

Region SW

National grid square SS

X coordinate 840

Y coordinate 470

Bibliographic source Elworthy 1896

Query

Site name	Culbone Hill
Site number	315
Burial codes	4001 4006 4021 4023 4026 4028 4029 4035 4042 4046 4051 4065 4071 4084 4091 4098 4104 4111 4129 4143 4156 4159 4181
2500bc-14/1300bc	A slatey stone cist of different material from the quarry stone of the locality, 1.05m x 0.6m x 0.45m high. The floor was of thinner slabs. The interment was oriented N/S, head to the N, crouched on the right side, and accompanied by a Beaker. There was no apparent mound.
Remains/Period	Y4
County	Somerset
Region	SW
National grid square	SS
X coordinate	840
Y coordinate	470
Bibliographic source	Elworthy 1896