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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 Bishops Cannings 46, Tan Hill West

Site number 556

Burial codes 4001 4005 4021 4023 4025 4028 4030 4035 4041 4048 4051 4065 4075 4084 4098 4104 4108 4113 4121 4143 4152 4181

2500bc-14/1300bc A bowl barrow covering a cremation of a young person accompanied by a faience bead, a jet pendant and 3 jet beads.

Remains/Period Y4

County Wiltshire

Region S

National grid square SU

X coordinate 74

Y coordinate 648

Bibliographic source Thurnam 1860b

Query

Site name	Bishops Cannings 46, Tan Hill West
Site number	556
Burial codes	4001 4005 4021 4023 4025 4028 4030 4035 4041 4048 4051 4065 4075 4084 4098 4104 4108 4113 4121 4143 4152 4181
2500bc-14/1300bc	A bowl barrow covering a cremation of a young person accompanied by a faience bead, a jet pendant and 3 jet beads.
Remains/Period	Y4
County	Wiltshire
Region	S
National grid square	SU
X coordinate	74
Y coordinate	648
Bibliographic source	Thurnam 1860b