(NZ 20458289). A cist was discovered on October 17th 1942 during the removal of a large stone which was obstructing ploughing at Lat. 55 08' 24" north, Long. 1 40' 45" west. It was 500ft north-north-east of Clifton Farmhouse and 1000ft south-east of Clifton Lodge. The ground around it was slightly more stony than the rest of the field and this may represent the site of a small cairn. Cist was formed of four flat stones with two stones as a cover and measured 3ft 2ins x 1ft 9ins x 2ft 1in deep with long axis 72 degrees east of true north. Contained contracted skeleton of three rib bones of a small ox with no other grave goods present. In the absence of these no precise date can be assigned. The remains are stored in the School of Medicine, Kings College, Newcastle. (1)

Lack of information re. the original condition of the human remains, makes precise dating difficult. However, one can safely put them into the Bronze Age. (2)

Skeletal remains presented to Archaeology Division by Prof A Shortt. (3)

The site occurs in a pasture field at the top of a northern slope, the ground to the south being near level. There are no surface indications of a cist or cairn.
Lying in the copse immediately to the south are several unworked stones, probably the result of field clearance. Included with these are two large flat stones which may have associations with the cists. No other surface finds.
The present occupants of the farm have only been in residence three years and could offer no information. Enquiries locally failed to discover any person who was present when the discoveries were made, or who knew the exact site of the cist. (4)

NZ 20448288 Bronze Age Cist found AD 1942. (5)

Site noted in a desk-based assessment of the area. The survival of the site is unknown. (6)