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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.
N1111
Bronze Age (2600BC to 700BC)
EXCAVATION, Excavation of a burial cist between Biddlestone and Netherton 1829; HARDY, J
FIELD OBSERVATION, Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigation 1957; D A Davies


Source of Reference
Local History of Netherton with Biddlestone
Local History of Netherton with Biddlestone

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