Tumulus (Netherton with Biddlestone)
A large tumulus, or round barrow, was opened some time before 1825 and a stone cist burial was discovered inside. The burial consisted of a pottery urn containing ashes and charcoal. The location of this barrow is no longer known.
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EXCAVATION, Burial cist between Biddlestone and Netherton 1829; HARDY, J
FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT), Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigation 1957; D A Davies
HISTORIC AREA ASSESSMENT, Biddlestone historic village atlas ; The Archaeological Practice Ltd
FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT), Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigation 1957; D A Davies
HISTORIC AREA ASSESSMENT, Biddlestone historic village atlas ; The Archaeological Practice Ltd
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