Guy's Rift
Excavation
G. St Barbe, 1922; T.F. Hewer, 1925.
Curation
UBSS Museum.
Burials
MNI: 7+ (4 adults, 3 children).
Finds
?Iron Age pottery, flint blade and flakes, chalk bead, animal bones.
Dates
| Period | Reliability |
|---|---|
| Early Iron Age | Burial associated with non-diagnostic prehistoric artefacts |
14C
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External References
| Mendip Cave Registry and Archive | 1607 |
| National Monuments Record | ST 87 SW 6 |
| Sites and Monument Record | MWI2301 |
Bibliography
Buxton, L.H.D. (1926) Report on calvarium from Guy’s Rift, Slaughterford, Wilts. Proceedings of the University of Bristol Spelaeological Society 2 (3): 235-237.
Buxton, L.H.D. (1927) Report on calvarium from Guy’s Rift, Slaughterford, Wilts. Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Magazine 43: 487-489.
Goddard, E.H. (1924) Bones found at Slaughterford. Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Magazine 42: 251.
Hewer, T.F. (1926) Guy’s Rift, Slaughterford, Wilts: an early Iron Age habitation. Proceedings of the University of Bristol Spelaeological Society 2 (3): 229-234.
Hewer, T.F. (1927) Guy’s Rift, Slaughterford, Wilts: an early Iron Age habitation. Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Magazine 43: 483-487.
Self, C.A. & Boycott, A. (2000) Landslip caves of the southern Cotswolds. Proceedings of the University of Bristol Spelaeological Society 21 (3): 197-214.
Tucker, J.H. (1965) Caves in the Jurassic limestone outcrop of the north west Wiltshire/north east Somerset border area. Journal of the Axbridge Caving Group and Archaeological Society 10-23.
Article Author Graham Mullan