NGR: ST 6331 8720
NMR: ST 68 NW 60
SMR: 14033
SAM: -
MCRA: 2275
Excavation: Hades Caving Club, 1994-2001.
Curation: University of Bristol Spelaeological Society.
Burials: MNI: 4+
Finds: Pottery; animal bones.
Date: : Late Iron Age or Romano-British (1)
14C: 1940 bp (Beta-150613), 1990 bp (Wk-8222, 2036 bp (BRAMS-5057), 2052 bp (BRAMS-5058), 2063 bp (BRAMS-5059), 2048 (BRAMS-5060) on human bone.
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