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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 Huntshaw 1, Darracott Moor

Site number 250

Burial codes 4001 4005 4021 4023 4025 4028 4030 4035 4041 4048 4051 4065 4075 4092 4098 4104 4111 4128 4143 4152 4154 4156 4159 4169 4181

2500bc-14/1300bc Stone capped turf mound with occasional streaks of charcoal covering a primary deposit north east of the centre in a cairn which enclosed two cists. One cist was floored with slabs, contained burnt human bones and the possible remains of a cloth in which they had been wrapped. The second cist was empty.

Remains/Period Y4

County Devon

Region SW

National grid square SS

X coordinate 520

Y coordinate 216

Bibliographic source Doe 1875, Grinsell 1970c

Query

Site name	Huntshaw 1, Darracott Moor
Site number	250
Burial codes	4001 4005 4021 4023 4025 4028 4030 4035 4041 4048 4051 4065 4075 4092 4098 4104 4111 4128 4143 4152 4154 4156 4159 4169 4181
2500bc-14/1300bc	Stone capped turf mound with occasional streaks of charcoal covering a primary deposit north east of the centre in a cairn which enclosed two cists. One cist was floored with slabs, contained burnt human bones and the possible remains of a cloth in which they had been wrapped. The second cist was empty.
Remains/Period	Y4
County	Devon
Region	SW
National grid square	SS
X coordinate	520
Y coordinate	216
Bibliographic source	Doe 1875, Grinsell 1970c