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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Elburton Burial MoundCountry: England County: Devon Type: Round Barrow(s)
Nearest Town: Plymouth Nearest Village: Elburton
Map Ref: SX526538
Latitude: 50.365594N Longitude: 4.073867W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
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A large round barrow attached to a flat cemetery. The cemetery contained Bronze Age burials in urns. An application for scheduling by English Heritage has been turned down.
When Persimmon Homes built the new properties in the area, they first allowed an archaeological dig to assess the site. As a result, the dig revealed an early Bronze age “flat cemetery”, containing burial urns, which still held the remains of the deceased. The urns were carbon dated to have been from between 2050 and 1500 BC. One contained the cremated remains of a woman estimated to be in her 30s, while another held a woman aged around 18 and a third urn contained the remains of a toddler.
The urns have been displayed in Plymouth museum’s prehistory gallery.
Further examination of the quarry forest revealed a large burial barrow, the exact location of which has been kept secret. A flat cemetery attached to a barrow is rare in the South West. The barrow would have been built for an important person of high status.
Note: Petition set up to protect Bronze-Age burial mound in Plymouth, see the comments on our page for all the details
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