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| HER Number: | 6639 |
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| Name: | LARGIN WOOD - Bronze Age burial |
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Summary - not yet available
Protected Status: None recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Primary Record No. (1985-2009): 6639
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
- SMR No. (OS Quarter-sheet and SMR No.): SX16SE 32
Monument Type(s):
- BURIAL (Bronze Age - 2500 BC to 801 BC)
Full description
In march, 1975 mrs. Beyboer of liskeard noticed and reported a ba urn lying in the side of a forestry cutting in largin wood. Mr. P. Trudgian and other cas members excavated the site. A burial pit 0.50M in diameter had been cut through a layer of thin top soil and a layer of earth with stone hill-wash. The urn was in 2 halves and contained cremated bone of an adult. The urn was drawn and a detailed report was written by mr. Apsimon (b2). The urn was of the trevisker series: it is now in truro museum.
<1> TRUDGIAN, TPF, 1975, UNKNOWN, NO 18, 5 (Unedited Source). SCO8318.
<2> Trudgian, P & Apsimon, AM, 1976, A Trevisker Series BA Urn from Largin Wood, Broadoak, VOL 15, 112-114 (Article in Journal). SCO4966.
<3> Beagrie, N & Sheppard, P, 1982, Broadoak Checklist, VOL 21, 196 (Article in Journal). SCO2811.
Sources / Further Reading
| [1] | SCO8318 - Unedited Source: TRUDGIAN, TPF. 1975. UNKNOWN. CAS NEWSLETTER. NO 18, 5. |
| [2] | SCO4966 - Article in Journal: Trudgian, P & Apsimon, AM. 1976. A Trevisker Series BA Urn from Largin Wood, Broadoak. Cornish Archaeology. 15. VOL 15, 112-114. |
| [3] | SCO2811 - Article in Journal: Beagrie, N & Sheppard, P. 1982. Broadoak Checklist. Cornish Archaeology. 21. VOL 21, 196. |
Associated Finds
- FCO3123 - CREMATION (Bronze Age - 2500 BC to 801 BC)
- FCO8614 - POT (Early Bronze Age to Middle Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 1501 BC)
Associated Events: none recorded
Related records: none recorded
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