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Site name Charlcombe 3, Lansdown, Race Field

Site number 277

Burial codes 4005 4021 4023 4025 4028 4030 4035 4053 4065 4075 4084 4152 4184

2500bc-14/1300bc A round barrow covering two irregular circles of stone walls (1.2m and 0.9m in diameter) joining to form a rough figure of eight. From these three short walls extended to the north. A stone 1.2m north of the circles covered a deposit of animal bones of bos longifrons. There was no sign of interment, which had probably been looted. There were some pottery fragments. The mound was of soil with a few large stones laid on edge here and there.

Remains/Period N4

County Somerset

Region SW

National grid square ST

X coordinate 715

Y coordinate 688

Bibliographic source Bush 1911, 1913, Grinsell 1971

Query

Site name	Charlcombe 3, Lansdown, Race Field
Site number	277
Burial codes	4005 4021 4023 4025 4028 4030 4035 4053 4065 4075 4084 4152 4184
2500bc-14/1300bc	A round barrow covering two irregular circles of stone walls (1.2m and 0.9m in diameter) joining to form a rough figure of eight. From these three short walls extended to the north. A stone 1.2m north of the circles covered a deposit of animal bones of bos longifrons. There was no sign of interment, which had probably been looted. There were some pottery fragments. The mound was of soil with a few large stones laid on edge here and there.
Remains/Period	N4
County	Somerset
Region	SW
National grid square	ST
X coordinate	715
Y coordinate	688
Bibliographic source	Bush 1911, 1913, Grinsell 1971