NGR: SE 5770 8372
NMR: SE58SE 24
SMR: NM?
Excavation: E.P. Fitton, 1949; A. Pacitto, 1956; R.G. Cooper, 1981.
Curation: Scarborough Museum.
Burials: MNI: 4 (2 adults, 2 juveniles)
Finds: Handled Beaker.
Date: Romano-British (1)
14C: 1991 bp (OxA-11800), 1931 bp (OxA-14440) on human bone.
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