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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 Tarrant Launceston 4, Launceston Down

Site number 750

Burial codes 5001 5005 5021 5023 5025 5028 5030 5035 5042 5046 5052 5065 5075 5084 5091 5096 5104 5111 5112 5128 5143 5152 5159 5182

3500bc - 2500bc A bowl barrow with near the centre a crouched burial on the left side, head to WSW, facing N, and on a layer of flint nodules set on the old land surface. At its feet were two intersecting post holes c0.3m in diameter. Among the ribs was a leaf shaped arrow head.

Remains/Period Y5

County Dorset

Region S

National grid square ST

X coordinate 956

Y coordinate 107

Bibliographic source Piggott and Piggott 1944, Kinnes 1979

Query

Site name	Tarrant Launceston 4, Launceston Down
Site number	750
Burial codes	5001 5005 5021 5023 5025 5028 5030 5035 5042 5046 5052 5065 5075 5084 5091 5096 5104 5111 5112 5128 5143 5152 5159 5182
3500bc - 2500bc	A bowl barrow with near the centre a crouched burial on the left side, head to WSW, facing N, and on a layer of flint nodules set on the old land surface. At its feet were two intersecting post holes c0.3m in diameter. Among the ribs was a leaf shaped arrow head.
Remains/Period	Y5
County	Dorset
Region	S
National grid square	ST
X coordinate	956
Y coordinate	107
Bibliographic source	Piggott and Piggott 1944, Kinnes 1979