SAB101 - Report on the excavation of a Neolithic mound at Boghead, Speymouth Forest, 1972 and 1974 in PSAS 114(1983-4) 35-73

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Type	Bibliographic reference
Title	Report on the excavation of a Neolithic mound at Boghead, Speymouth Forest, 1972 and 1974 in PSAS 114(1983-4) 35-73
Author/Originator	BURL, HAW
Date/Year	1984

Abstract/Summary

Excavation of a mound which had been damaged in 1971 by forestry ploughing exposing human bones. Skeletons on top of the mound were probably Iron Age; a nearby cist contained a cremation; and beaker sherds were dound in a pit near the mound.

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Location

Referenced Monuments (1)

MAB51586 BOGHEAD (Document)

Referenced Events (2)

EAB3719 Excavation 1972 - BOGHEAD
EAB3720 Excavation 1974 - BOGHEAD

Record last edited

Jul 7 2026 10:21AM

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