NGR: SJ 1979 6055
NPRN: 157391
SMR: 102318, 102319, 102320
CCR: 919
Excavation: G.E. Hesketh, N. Pritchard & R.A. Wyke, 1948-50; J.G. Morris, 1954.
Curation: National Museum of Wales, Cardiff (33.22/2, 57.159/1-3, 83.55H, 89.30H).
Burials: MNI: 6+ (5 adults, 1 juvenile)
Finds: Barbed and tanged arrowhead, flint artefacts, Romano-British artefacts, animal bones.
Date: Unknown (5)
14C: -
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