NGR: SS 5317 9092
NPRN: 305613
SMR: 00230W
SAM: Gm 284
CCR: 1117
Excavation: D.P. Webley & J. Harvey, 1962.
Curation: National Museum of Wales, Cardiff; Duckworth Collection, University of Cambridge.
Burials: MNI: : 8+ (6 adults, 2 juveniles).
Finds: Collared Urn pottery, discoidal knife, flaked knives, scraper, flint flakes, bone spatula, needle, bead, animal bones.
Date: Bronze Age (2)
14C: -
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