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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 St Cuthbert Out 40b

Site number 1417

Burial codes 4001 4005 4021 4023 4025 4028 4030 4035 4041 4048 4051 4053 4065 4075 4084 4098 4104 4111 4130 4143 4152 4156 4161 4181

2500bc-14/1300bc A round barrow with a secondary cremation with a perforated circular bone or disc c2.5cm (possibly a trephination roundel?) in diameter in a large coarse urn, in which there was an accessory vessel. The urn was protected by 3 slabs arranged in a triangle, and a cist of charcoal extended 0.6m below the urn. The primary interment was not reached.

Remains/Period Y4

County Somerset

Region SW

National grid square ST

X coordinate 593

Y coordinate 482

Bibliographic source Grinsell 1971

Query

Site name	St Cuthbert Out 40b
Site number	1417
Burial codes	4001 4005 4021 4023 4025 4028 4030 4035 4041 4048 4051 4053 4065 4075 4084 4098 4104 4111 4130 4143 4152 4156 4161 4181
2500bc-14/1300bc	A round barrow with a secondary cremation with a perforated circular bone or disc c2.5cm (possibly a trephination roundel?) in diameter in a large coarse urn, in which there was an accessory vessel. The urn was protected by 3 slabs arranged in a triangle, and a cist of charcoal extended 0.6m below the urn. The primary interment was not reached.
Remains/Period	Y4
County	Somerset
Region	SW
National grid square	ST
X coordinate	593
Y coordinate	482
Bibliographic source	Grinsell 1971