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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 Portland 1, Suckton Quarry

Site number 1603

Burial codes 3002 3005 3021 3023 3025 3028 3030 3035 3041 3048 3051 3065 3075 3084 3098 3104 3111 3128 3143 3153 3161 3173 3181

14/1300bc-8/700bc A probable urnfield where some 260 urns (and cremations?) were found, the survivors being mainly of barrel and bucket type.

Remains/Period Y3

County Dorset

Region S

National grid square SY

X coordinate 687

Y coordinate 707

Bibliographic source Grinsell 1959

Query

Site name	Portland 1, Suckton Quarry
Site number	1603
Burial codes	3002 3005 3021 3023 3025 3028 3030 3035 3041 3048 3051 3065 3075 3084 3098 3104 3111 3128 3143 3153 3161 3173 3181
14/1300bc-8/700bc	A probable urnfield where some 260 urns (and cremations?) were found, the survivors being mainly of barrel and bucket type.
Remains/Period	Y3
County	Dorset
Region	S
National grid square	SY
X coordinate	687
Y coordinate	707
Bibliographic source	Grinsell 1959