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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 Naunton 2, Westfield

Site number 358

Burial codes 4002 4005 4021 4023 4025 4028 4030 4035 4036 4041 4048 4051 4053 4065 4075 4084 4091 4098 4102 4104 4110 4111 4123 4143 4152 4156 4181

2500bc-14/1300bc A round barrow of fine earth, with probably a slab covering. There was a probably primary central corbel-roofed slab-lined cist 1.2m square, containing the cremation most likely of a woman and child with a 2-rivetted bronze knife-dagger. The charcoal from the pyre was apparently spread in layers at intervals as the mound was built. On the east and north east sides there was a considerable stratum of charcoal and decomposed animal matter, intermingled with tooth of horse, tusk of boar and jaw of dog, more or less co-extensive with the base of the mound.

Remains/Period Y4

County Gloucestershire

Region SW

National grid square SP

X coordinate 99

Y coordinate 215

Bibliographic source Royce 1882-83, O'Neil and Grinsell 1960

Query

Site name	Naunton 2, Westfield
Site number	358
Burial codes	4002 4005 4021 4023 4025 4028 4030 4035 4036 4041 4048 4051 4053 4065 4075 4084 4091 4098 4102 4104 4110 4111 4123 4143 4152 4156 4181
2500bc-14/1300bc	A round barrow of fine earth, with probably a slab covering. There was a probably primary central corbel-roofed slab-lined cist 1.2m square, containing the cremation most likely of a woman and child with a 2-rivetted bronze knife-dagger. The charcoal from the pyre was apparently spread in layers at intervals as the mound was built. On the east and north east sides there was a considerable stratum of charcoal and decomposed animal matter, intermingled with tooth of horse, tusk of boar and jaw of dog, more or less co-extensive with the base of the mound.
Remains/Period	Y4
County	Gloucestershire
Region	SW
National grid square	SP
X coordinate	99
Y coordinate	215
Bibliographic source	Royce 1882-83, O'Neil and Grinsell 1960