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Site name Honiton 4, Farway Cairn

Site number 260

Burial codes 4005 4021 4023 4025 4028 4030 4035 4051 4053 4154 4159 4184

2500bc-14/1300bc A circular flint cairn covering a heavily ploughed central structure, the remains of which comprise an oval platform of flints oriented NE and a probable cover stone. There was an internal ring of 7 post holes 3.6m in diameter, and an eighth off-centre post hole. There were 5 eccentric pits all containing wood carbon, 2 with apparently displaced coverstones. A fire pit 1m x 0.95m was to the north, just outside the post ring and just beyond the cairn ring: it contained some wood carbon.

Remains/Period N4

County Devon

Region SW

National grid square SY

X coordinate 165

Y coordinate 975

Bibliographic source Pollard 1967

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Site name	Honiton 4, Farway Cairn
Site number	260
Burial codes	4005 4021 4023 4025 4028 4030 4035 4051 4053 4154 4159 4184
2500bc-14/1300bc	A circular flint cairn covering a heavily ploughed central structure, the remains of which comprise an oval platform of flints oriented NE and a probable cover stone. There was an internal ring of 7 post holes 3.6m in diameter, and an eighth off-centre post hole. There were 5 eccentric pits all containing wood carbon, 2 with apparently displaced coverstones. A fire pit 1m x 0.95m was to the north, just outside the post ring and just beyond the cairn ring: it contained some wood carbon.
Remains/Period	N4
County	Devon
Region	SW
National grid square	SY
X coordinate	165
Y coordinate	975
Bibliographic source	Pollard 1967