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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 Ring Ditch B, Heron's House, Burghfield

Site number 999

Burial codes 4002 4005 4021 4023 4025 4028 4030 4035 4041 4045 4051 4065 4075 4084 4098 4104 4108 4111 4128 4143 4153 4181

2500bc-14/1300bc A ring ditch with a shallow scoop (F1) containing the partial (surviving) cremation of a child c6-8. F2 was similar, containing part of a cremation. The only other finds were two retouched flakes.

Remains/Period Y4

County Berkshire

Region SE

National grid square SU

X coordinate 663

Y coordinate 701

Bibliographic source Bradley and Richards 1979-80

Query

Site name	Ring Ditch B, Heron's House, Burghfield
Site number	999
Burial codes	4002 4005 4021 4023 4025 4028 4030 4035 4041 4045 4051 4065 4075 4084 4098 4104 4108 4111 4128 4143 4153 4181
2500bc-14/1300bc	A ring ditch with a shallow scoop (F1) containing the partial (surviving) cremation of a child c6-8. F2 was similar, containing part of a cremation. The only other finds were two retouched flakes.
Remains/Period	Y4
County	Berkshire
Region	SE
National grid square	SU
X coordinate	663
Y coordinate	701
Bibliographic source	Bradley and Richards 1979-80