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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 (S) 38, Wilsford Down, Lake Group

Site number 437

Burial codes 4005 4009 4022 4023 4025 4028 4030 4035 4041 4047 4051 4065 4075 4081 4083 4084 4093 4098 4103 4104 4108 4109 4110 4111 4128 4129 4143 4152 4153 4161 4181 3005 3009 3022 3023 3025 3028 3030 3035 3041 3047 3051 3065 3075 3084 3092 3098 3101 3104 3111 3128 3129 3143 3152 3153 3161 3181

2500bc-14/1300bc A bowl barrow with a soil and chalk rubble mound, disturbed at the centre. Pit 1 held a central cremation burial with fragments of a small cinerary urn, and a rough flint core and struck flake. Pit 4 in the north east quadrant contained an infant cremation and a small cinerary urn of impressed cord decoration, the mouth upwards and tilted SE.

Pit 5 in the south east quadrant contained small pieces of cremated human skull of a child or young person, and a cinerary urn of cord decoration set mouth downwards. Pit 7 at the east edge of the platform contained cremations of a young adult male, and a possible female of light build and older.

14/1300bc-8/700bc Pit 6 in the south east quadrant contained a filling of dark ashy earth and charcoal; halfway down was a barrel shaped pot 10cm high.

In the south west quadrant was a scattered cremation, probably of more than one person, at least one a male. With it were remains of two pots of the Late Bronze Age or Iron Age A type, and some flints including a scraper. This quadrant was a possible occupation area of Late Bronze Age or Early Iron Age date.

Remains/Period Y4 Y3

County Wiltshire

Region S

National grid square SU

X coordinate 108

Y coordinate 402

Bibliographic source Grimes 1964

Query

Site name	Wilsford (S) 38, Wilsford Down, Lake Group
Site number	437
Burial codes	4005 4009 4022 4023 4025 4028 4030 4035 4041 4047 4051 4065 4075 4081 4083 4084 4093 4098 4103 4104 4108 4109 4110 4111 4128 4129 4143 4152 4153 4161 4181 3005 3009 3022 3023 3025 3028 3030 3035 3041 3047 3051 3065 3075 3084 3092 3098 3101 3104 3111 3128 3129 3143 3152 3153 3161 3181
2500bc-14/1300bc	A bowl barrow with a soil and chalk rubble mound, disturbed at the centre. Pit 1 held a central cremation burial with fragments of a small cinerary urn, and a rough flint core and struck flake. Pit 4 in the north east quadrant contained an infant cremation and a small cinerary urn of impressed cord decoration, the mouth upwards and tilted SE. Pit 5 in the south east quadrant contained small pieces of cremated human skull of a child or young person, and a cinerary urn of cord decoration set mouth downwards. Pit 7 at the east edge of the platform contained cremations of a young adult male, and a possible female of light build and older.
14/1300bc-8/700bc	Pit 6 in the south east quadrant contained a filling of dark ashy earth and charcoal; halfway down was a barrel shaped pot 10cm high. In the south west quadrant was a scattered cremation, probably of more than one person, at least one a male. With it were remains of two pots of the Late Bronze Age or Iron Age A type, and some flints including a scraper. This quadrant was a possible occupation area of Late Bronze Age or Early Iron Age date.
Remains/Period	Y4 Y3
County	Wiltshire
Region	S
National grid square	SU
X coordinate	108
Y coordinate	402
Bibliographic source	Grimes 1964