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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 Ashey Down, Isle of Wight, Barrow 5

Site number 795

Burial codes 4001 4005 4021 4023 4025 4028 4030 4035 4041 4048 4051 4065 4075 4084 4098 4104 4111 4123 4143 4152 4154 4181

2500bc-14/1300bc A bowl barrow with a flint cairn on the natural chalk. A half burnt cremation with a three riveted bronze dagger lying on top of it was at the barrow base 0.3m above the barrow floor.

Remains/Period Y4

County Hampshire

Region S

National grid square SZ

X coordinate 574

Y coordinate 877

Bibliographic source Barrow 1854

Query

Site name	Ashey Down, Isle of Wight, Barrow 5
Site number	795
Burial codes	4001 4005 4021 4023 4025 4028 4030 4035 4041 4048 4051 4065 4075 4084 4098 4104 4111 4123 4143 4152 4154 4181
2500bc-14/1300bc	A bowl barrow with a flint cairn on the natural chalk. A half burnt cremation with a three riveted bronze dagger lying on top of it was at the barrow base 0.3m above the barrow floor.
Remains/Period	Y4
County	Hampshire
Region	S
National grid square	SZ
X coordinate	574
Y coordinate	877
Bibliographic source	Barrow 1854