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Site name Long Crichel 15

Site number 719

Burial codes 4002 4005 4021 4023 4025 4028 4030 4032 4041 4048 4051 4053 4065 4075 4084 4092 4098 4104 4111 4125 4128 4143 4151 4153 4181

2500bc-14/1300bc A bowl barrow with mound of earthy rubble and some chalk, surrounded by a horseshoe shaped ditch with causeway to the NE. In the north west quadrant of the area enclosed by this ditch was a penannular palisade trench, entrance to the east. In the centre of the enclosed area was an adult cremation placed on the natural chalk, and north west of it a post hole. Some bones of a dog were also found.

Outside of the causewayed entrance of this area was another cremation placed in a slight scoop. An ox radius had been split and each half placed symmetrically in the terminals of the palisade trench. A collared urn fragment was found in the barrow mound.

Remains/Period Y4

County Dorset

Region S

National grid square ST

X coordinate 962

Y coordinate 111

Bibliographic source Piggott and Piggott 1944

Query

Site name	Long Crichel 15
Site number	719
Burial codes	4002 4005 4021 4023 4025 4028 4030 4032 4041 4048 4051 4053 4065 4075 4084 4092 4098 4104 4111 4125 4128 4143 4151 4153 4181
2500bc-14/1300bc	A bowl barrow with mound of earthy rubble and some chalk, surrounded by a horseshoe shaped ditch with causeway to the NE. In the north west quadrant of the area enclosed by this ditch was a penannular palisade trench, entrance to the east. In the centre of the enclosed area was an adult cremation placed on the natural chalk, and north west of it a post hole. Some bones of a dog were also found. Outside of the causewayed entrance of this area was another cremation placed in a slight scoop. An ox radius had been split and each half placed symmetrically in the terminals of the palisade trench. A collared urn fragment was found in the barrow mound.
Remains/Period	Y4
County	Dorset
Region	S
National grid square	ST
X coordinate	962
Y coordinate	111
Bibliographic source	Piggott and Piggott 1944