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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 Ston Easton 1

Site number 266

Burial codes 4001 4005 4021 4023 4025 4028 4030 4035 4041 4045 4051 4065 4075 4084 4092 4104 4111 4129 4143 4152 4153 4181

2500bc-14/1300bc A round barrow whose mound was built of yellow loam with turf streaks. A small 0.6m x 0.7m x 0.2m pit was just south east of the centre and contained dark soil impregnated with finely crushed charcoal, a few scraps of burnt human skeletal material, and three flint tools. [Williams 2].

Remains/Period Y4

County Somerset

Region SW

National grid square ST

X coordinate 617

Y coordinate 546

Bibliographic source Williams 1947a

Query

Site name	Ston Easton 1
Site number	266
Burial codes	4001 4005 4021 4023 4025 4028 4030 4035 4041 4045 4051 4065 4075 4084 4092 4104 4111 4129 4143 4152 4153 4181
2500bc-14/1300bc	A round barrow whose mound was built of yellow loam with turf streaks. A small 0.6m x 0.7m x 0.2m pit was just south east of the centre and contained dark soil impregnated with finely crushed charcoal, a few scraps of burnt human skeletal material, and three flint tools. [Williams 2].
Remains/Period	Y4
County	Somerset
Region	SW
National grid square	ST
X coordinate	617
Y coordinate	546
Bibliographic source	Williams 1947a