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Site name Nanstallon Down, Bodmin and Lanivet

Site number 192

Burial codes 4001 4005 4021 4023 4025 4028 4030 4034 4041 4048 4051 4065 4075 4083 4092 4104 4111 4121 4124 4143 4152 4154 4161 4181

2500bc-14/1300bc In the west side of a barrow, a cairn covered a large upright two handled biconical Middle Bronze Age urn containing a cremation (black and oily with bits of white projecting), associated with half of a hammerstone and a small perforated triangular (originally square) stone, perhaps a spindle whorl. The urn stood on a very clean floor, and was packed around with handy sized spar stones.

Remains/Period Y4

County Cornwall

Region SW

National grid square SX

X coordinate 43

Y coordinate 667

Bibliographic source Iago 1890-91, Hencken 1932, Patchett 1950

Query

Site name	Nanstallon Down, Bodmin and Lanivet
Site number	192
Burial codes	4001 4005 4021 4023 4025 4028 4030 4034 4041 4048 4051 4065 4075 4083 4092 4104 4111 4121 4124 4143 4152 4154 4161 4181
2500bc-14/1300bc	In the west side of a barrow, a cairn covered a large upright two handled biconical Middle Bronze Age urn containing a cremation (black and oily with bits of white projecting), associated with half of a hammerstone and a small perforated triangular (originally square) stone, perhaps a spindle whorl. The urn stood on a very clean floor, and was packed around with handy sized spar stones.
Remains/Period	Y4
County	Cornwall
Region	SW
National grid square	SX
X coordinate	43
Y coordinate	667
Bibliographic source	Iago 1890-91, Hencken 1932, Patchett 1950