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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 Figheldean 25, Barrow Clump

Site number 454

Burial codes 4005 4009 4021 4023 4025 4028 4030 4035 4042 4046 4051 4053 4065 4075 4084 4098 4101 4104 4107 4109 4111 4122 4128 4129 4143 4152 4153 4181

2500bc-14/1300bc A bowl barrow with a probable primary interment of a brachycephalic old male, flexed, in a chalk cut pit 2.2m x 1.3m x 1.5m deep, accompanied by an A Beaker and flint knife or dagger. Above this were secondary interments of three flexed skeletons and above them that of an infant. Over and about these were the appearances of burning and a small food vessel.

Remains/Period Y4

County Wiltshire

Region S

National grid square SU

X coordinate 165

Y coordinate 469

Bibliographic source Newall 1928

Query

Site name	Figheldean 25, Barrow Clump
Site number	454
Burial codes	4005 4009 4021 4023 4025 4028 4030 4035 4042 4046 4051 4053 4065 4075 4084 4098 4101 4104 4107 4109 4111 4122 4128 4129 4143 4152 4153 4181
2500bc-14/1300bc	A bowl barrow with a probable primary interment of a brachycephalic old male, flexed, in a chalk cut pit 2.2m x 1.3m x 1.5m deep, accompanied by an A Beaker and flint knife or dagger. Above this were secondary interments of three flexed skeletons and above them that of an infant. Over and about these were the appearances of burning and a small food vessel.
Remains/Period	Y4
County	Wiltshire
Region	S
National grid square	SU
X coordinate	165
Y coordinate	469
Bibliographic source	Newall 1928