NGR: SE 008 616
NMR: SE06SW 8
SMR: YD 4404
Excavation: E. Jones, 1888-91. A. Raistrick & M. Kitson-Clark, 1920
Curation: Craven Museum, Skipton; Cliffe Castle Museum, Keighley
Burials: MNI: 11+
Finds: Early Neolithic, Late Neolithic (Peterborough ware) and EBA pottery, bone pins, animal bones.
Date: Early Neolithic (1)
14C: 3947 to 3764 cal. BC on human bone
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