NGR: SX 921 641
NMR: SX 96 SW 143
SMR: -
SAM: -
DCCR: 236
Excavation: W. Pengelly, 1863.
Curation: British Geological Survey; NHM, London.
Burials: MNI: 2 (1 adult, 1 juvenile)
Finds: : Animal bones, flint flakes.
Date: Neolithic (1)
14C: 4891 bp (OxA-11021) on human bone.
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