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Site name Codford St Peter 5, Ashton Valley

Site number 574

Burial codes 4001 4005 4021 4023 4025 4028 4030 4035 4041 4048 4051 4065 4075 4084 4092 4098 4104 4111 4122 4143 4152 4181

2500bc-14/1300bc A large bowl barrow whose mound contained a number of Beaker sherds, but without ditch, and containing to the south of centre a cremation of clean bone accompanied by a stone axe head damaged at one end, and a bone arrow head.

Remains/Period Y4

County Wiltshire

Region S

National grid square ST

X coordinate 979

Y coordinate 428

Bibliographic source Hoare 1812, Thomas and Thomas 1960

Query

Site name	Codford St Peter 5, Ashton Valley
Site number	574
Burial codes	4001 4005 4021 4023 4025 4028 4030 4035 4041 4048 4051 4065 4075 4084 4092 4098 4104 4111 4122 4143 4152 4181
2500bc-14/1300bc	A large bowl barrow whose mound contained a number of Beaker sherds, but without ditch, and containing to the south of centre a cremation of clean bone accompanied by a stone axe head damaged at one end, and a bone arrow head.
Remains/Period	Y4
County	Wiltshire
Region	S
National grid square	ST
X coordinate	979
Y coordinate	428
Bibliographic source	Hoare 1812, Thomas and Thomas 1960