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Site name Collingbourne Ducis 21a, Leckford Bridge

Site number 542

Burial codes 4002 4005 4021 4023 4025 4028 4030 4035 4041 4047 4051 4065 4075 4084 4091 4098 4104 4111 4128 4143 4152 4153 4181

2500bc-14/1300bc A bowl barrow covering a small central circular pit containing human bones and charcoal. This was covered by a thick layer of wood ash and charcoal with a few burnt human bones, c1.2m in diameter. Animal bone fragments were also found.

Remains/Period Y4

County Wiltshire

Region S

National grid square SU

X coordinate 242

Y coordinate 520

Bibliographic source Lukis 1867

Query

Site name	Collingbourne Ducis 21a, Leckford Bridge
Site number	542
Burial codes	4002 4005 4021 4023 4025 4028 4030 4035 4041 4047 4051 4065 4075 4084 4091 4098 4104 4111 4128 4143 4152 4153 4181
2500bc-14/1300bc	A bowl barrow covering a small central circular pit containing human bones and charcoal. This was covered by a thick layer of wood ash and charcoal with a few burnt human bones, c1.2m in diameter. Animal bone fragments were also found.
Remains/Period	Y4
County	Wiltshire
Region	S
National grid square	SU
X coordinate	242
Y coordinate	520
Bibliographic source	Lukis 1867