NGR: SD 810 647
NMR: SD86SW 2
SMR: YD 2278
Excavation: J.W. Jackson, 1928-1932.
Curation: T.C. Lord; Craven Museum, Skipton; Buxton Museum; Department of Geology, University of Leicester.
Burials: MNI: 3 (adults)
Finds: Peterborough Ware, polished stone axe, flint artefacts; RB artefacts; animal bones.
Date: Neolithic (1)
14C: 4801 bp (OxA-?) on human bone.
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