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Site name Hengistbury Head Barrow 13

Site number 943

Burial codes 4001 4005 4021 4023 4025 4028 4030 4035 4041 4048 4051 405354065 4074 4081 4092 4098 4102 4107 4128 4143 4152 4161 4181

2500bc-14/1300bc A bowl barrow with mound of sand and flint pebbles covered by a layer of peaty mould mixed with some sand. About 1m to the south of the mound centre was found a complete cinerary urn inverted over a poorly cremated burial, being the remains of a female c40 or older. There were three burnt areas. Burnt material and charcoal surrounded the urn. A large number of flints were recovered from the barrow.

Remains/Period Y4

County Dorset

Region S

National grid square SZ

X coordinate 170

Y coordinate 908

Bibliographic source Cunliffe 1987

Query

Site name	Hengistbury Head Barrow 13
Site number	943
Burial codes	4001 4005 4021 4023 4025 4028 4030 4035 4041 4048 4051 405354065 4074 4081 4092 4098 4102 4107 4128 4143 4152 4161 4181
2500bc-14/1300bc	A bowl barrow with mound of sand and flint pebbles covered by a layer of peaty mould mixed with some sand. About 1m to the south of the mound centre was found a complete cinerary urn inverted over a poorly cremated burial, being the remains of a female c40 or older. There were three burnt areas. Burnt material and charcoal surrounded the urn. A large number of flints were recovered from the barrow.
Remains/Period	Y4
County	Dorset
Region	S
National grid square	SZ
X coordinate	170
Y coordinate	908
Bibliographic source	Cunliffe 1987