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Site name Collingbourne Ducis 11, Cow Down

Site number 539

Burial codes 4005 4009 4022 4023 4025 4028 4030 4035 4043 4047 4051 4065 4074 4082 4092 4098 4102 4104 4108 4129 4143 4152 4153 4161 4181 3002 3005 3022 3023 3025 3028 3030 3035 3041 3048 3051 3065 3075 3084 3092 3098 3104 3110 3111 3128 3143 3152 3153 3159 3161 3173 3181

2500bc-14/1300bc A bowl barrow with an earthen chalk capped mound, containing a pit 3.6m south of the centre, with a crouched inhumation of a female child c3-4 on its right side, head to W. With this burial were two urns, a collared urn of the Middle Bronze Age containing burnt bones of a young person, and an elaborately decorated small urn of food vessel shape (empty), both lying on their sides.

14/1300bc-8/700bc 18 secondary cremations were found in the outer parts of the south semicircle, each surrounded by flints. There were portions of 45 different plain Late Bronze Age urns. The cremations were of persons of all ages. There was a possible intrusive crouched inhumation on the south side.

Remains/Period Y4 Y3

County Wiltshire

Region S

National grid square SU

X coordinate 230

Y coordinate 515

Bibliographic source Lukis 1867

Query

Site name	Collingbourne Ducis 11, Cow Down
Site number	539
Burial codes	4005 4009 4022 4023 4025 4028 4030 4035 4043 4047 4051 4065 4074 4082 4092 4098 4102 4104 4108 4129 4143 4152 4153 4161 4181 3002 3005 3022 3023 3025 3028 3030 3035 3041 3048 3051 3065 3075 3084 3092 3098 3104 3110 3111 3128 3143 3152 3153 3159 3161 3173 3181
2500bc-14/1300bc	A bowl barrow with an earthen chalk capped mound, containing a pit 3.6m south of the centre, with a crouched inhumation of a female child c3-4 on its right side, head to W. With this burial were two urns, a collared urn of the Middle Bronze Age containing burnt bones of a young person, and an elaborately decorated small urn of food vessel shape (empty), both lying on their sides.
14/1300bc-8/700bc	18 secondary cremations were found in the outer parts of the south semicircle, each surrounded by flints. There were portions of 45 different plain Late Bronze Age urns. The cremations were of persons of all ages. There was a possible intrusive crouched inhumation on the south side.
Remains/Period	Y4 Y3
County	Wiltshire
Region	S
National grid square	SU
X coordinate	230
Y coordinate	515
Bibliographic source	Lukis 1867