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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 Carnon Downs, Truro

Site number 1344

Burial codes 4005 4009 4021 4023 4025 4028 4030 4035 4041 4048 4051 4065 4075 4084 4092 4098 4104 4111 4128 4129 4141 4151 4154 4161 4181

2500bc-14/1300bc A round barrow without ditch, the mound well built of alternate layers of clay and topsoil, with a central ring of stakeholes surrounding an area containing a low cairn of quartz stones but no pit. The cairn appeared to heavily burnt. The centre was disturbed, a small Bronze Age pot being thrown out by intruders. There was a secondary burial in the north west quadrant, accompanied by a spoon-like object or skillet.

Remains/Period Y4

County Cornwall

Region SW

National grid square SW

X coordinate 797

Y coordinate 404

Bibliographic source Dudley 1969

Query

Site name	Carnon Downs, Truro
Site number	1344
Burial codes	4005 4009 4021 4023 4025 4028 4030 4035 4041 4048 4051 4065 4075 4084 4092 4098 4104 4111 4128 4129 4141 4151 4154 4161 4181
2500bc-14/1300bc	A round barrow without ditch, the mound well built of alternate layers of clay and topsoil, with a central ring of stakeholes surrounding an area containing a low cairn of quartz stones but no pit. The cairn appeared to heavily burnt. The centre was disturbed, a small Bronze Age pot being thrown out by intruders. There was a secondary burial in the north west quadrant, accompanied by a spoon-like object or skillet.
Remains/Period	Y4
County	Cornwall
Region	SW
National grid square	SW
X coordinate	797
Y coordinate	404
Bibliographic source	Dudley 1969