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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 Wilsford 34

Site number 412

Burial codes 4002 4005 4021 4023 4025 4028 4030 4032 4042 4046 4051 4065 4075 4084 4098 4104 4111 4128 4129 4143 4152 4181

2500bc-14/1300bc Long barrow oriented NE, where five inhumations were discovered by Thurnam in 1865, the fourth of which was contracted 'with a fine British drinking cup near the hips' (an A Beaker), and placed 'near the summit of the barrow'. No primary burials were found.

Remains/Period Y4

County Wiltshire

Region S

National grid square SU

X coordinate 104

Y coordinate 412

Bibliographic source Cunnington M E 1914

Query

Site name	Wilsford 34
Site number	412
Burial codes	4002 4005 4021 4023 4025 4028 4030 4032 4042 4046 4051 4065 4075 4084 4098 4104 4111 4128 4129 4143 4152 4181
2500bc-14/1300bc	Long barrow oriented NE, where five inhumations were discovered by Thurnam in 1865, the fourth of which was contracted 'with a fine British drinking cup near the hips' (an A Beaker), and placed 'near the summit of the barrow'. No primary burials were found.
Remains/Period	Y4
County	Wiltshire
Region	S
National grid square	SU
X coordinate	104
Y coordinate	412
Bibliographic source	Cunnington M E 1914