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  • Trench 6 was a hand dug evaluation trench positioned to the southwest of the mound’s apex running downslope and initially measured c 10m by 10m. An extension, measuring 1.50m wide by 2.50m long, was hand dug on the north western corner of this trench, in order to detect the continuation of the western edge of the ring cairn, found during 2016. A second extension was also placed on Trench 6’s south eastern corner to allow the full excavation of a feature that was partially placed under this trench edge. Trench 6 was placed to define the form of the monument’s core, its state of preservation, its relationship to the edge of the ring cairn features identified in the 2016 excavation and to assess whether the cemetery extended beyond the single cremation burial already identified. This facilitated further investigation of the original deposition of the Treasure, the complete excavation of a further cremation burial, and allowed the results of the 2016 excavation to be unified with the earlier UCLAN investigation. Archaeology dating to at least three discrete phase of activity were identified in this Trench. This included 3 Neolithic pits all of which contained fragmented sherds of prehistoric pottery and in one case two polished stone tools. Bronze Age activity was represented by a further urned cremation burial, two Bronze Age pits and a disturbed bank representing the South Western corner of a ring cairn. These features had suffered significant disturbance by more recent ploughing, evidence of which was seen by 6 parallel lines of rig and furrow represented by disturbed stone, which was likely to have been pulled from the ring cairn.

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Plan

  • Plan: BLS_13
    • Post ex plan of trench 6
    • Ed Caswell
    • 26-9-2017
  • Plan: BLS_14
    • Plan of BLS_603
    • Stephen Humphries
    • 26-9-2017
  • Plan: BLS_15
    • Feature plan of BLS_604
    • Lauren Nofi
    • 26-9-2017
  • Plan: BLS_16
    • Plan of BLS_602
    • Ed Caswell
    • 26-9-2017
  • Plan: BLS_17
    • Plan of BLS_ 601
    • Allison Casaly
    • 26-9-2017
  • Plan: BLS_18
    • Plan of BLS_605
    • Allison Casaly
    • 26-9-2017
  • Plan: BLS_19
    • Post ex plan of BLS_604
    • Lauren Nofi
    • 26-9-2017

Section

  • Section: BLS_11
    • Diameter of circular pit 605, NE facing section
    • Allison Casaly
    • 24-9-2017
  • Section: BLS_12
    • North facing section of pit 603
    • Lauren Nofi
    • 25-9-2017
  • Section: BLS_13
    • NE facing section of pit BLS_602 Note Cut 6021 is not correct there was only one cut for this pit
    • Maiya Pina-Dacier
    • 25-9-2017
  • Section: BLS_15
    • N facing section of urn pit BLS_601
    • Lauren Nofi
    • 25-9-2017
  • Section: BLS_16
    • W facing section of pit BLS_604
    • Allison Casaly
    • 25-9-2017

Features

  • Feature: BLS_601
    • Pit with cremation urn
  • Feature: BLS_602
    • Pit with charred material
  • Feature: BLS_603
    • Pit with cremated material
  • Feature: BLS_604
    • Pit with prehistoric pottery
  • Feature: BLS_605
    • Neolithic pit with prehistoric material
  • Feature: BLS_606
    • Plough furrows
  • Feature: BLS_607
    • Material of southwestern part of Bronze Age ring cairn
  • Feature: BLS_608
    • stone cluster

Contexts

  • Context: BLS_6001
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    • Topsoil
    • Sarah Eaton Buker
    • 15-9-2017
  • Context: BLS_6002
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    • Subsoil
    • Jake Tanaka
    • 17-9-2017
  • Context: BLS_6003
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    • Subsoil South of Tr 6
    • Allison Casaly
    • 19-9-2017
  • Context: BLS_6004
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    • Subsoil layer N of Tr 6
    • Maggie McDaniels
    • 19-9-2017
  • Context: BLS_6005
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    • Less stony silty layer below (6004) in north end of trench 6
    • Maggie McDaniels
    • 19-9-2017
  • Context: BLS_6006
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    • Subsoil
    • Pamela Thom
    • 20-9-2017
  • Context: BLS_6007
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    • Bank material
    • Stephen Humphries
    • 21-9-2017
  • Context: BLS_6008
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    • Plough Furrows truncating (6007)
    • Vanessa van de Weyer
    • 21-9-2017
  • Context: BLS_6009
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    • Stone cluster beneath orange clay layer. near UCLan trench--possible feature
    • Allison Casaly
    • 22-9-2017
  • Context: BLS_6010
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    • Cut of urn filled cremation pit
    • Lisa Westcott Wilkins
    • 23-9-2017
  • Context: BLS_6011
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    • Ceramic-rich fill of cremation pit and urn
    • Lisa Westcott Wilkins
    • 23-9-2017
  • Context: BLS_6012
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    • Fill of cremation pit
    • Lisa Westcott Wilkins
    • 23-9-2017
  • Context: BLS_6013
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    • Pit fearure N of Tr 6
    • Allison Casaly
    • 23-9-2017
  • Context: BLS_6014
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    • Fill of Pit feature N of Tr 6
    • Allison Casaly
    • 23-9-2017
  • Context: BLS_6015
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    • Cut of Pit fearure N of Tr 6
    • Alex Whitlock
    • 23-9-2017
  • Context: BLS_6016
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    • Fill of Pit feature N of Tr 6
    • Alex Whitlock
    • 23-9-2017
  • Context: BLS_6017
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    • Cut of pit
    • Johanna Ungemach
    • 24-9-2017
  • Context: BLS_6018
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    • Fill of Pit
    • Stuart Noon
    • 24-9-2017
  • Context: BLS_6019
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    • Cut of possible post hole pit
    • Damien Ennis
    • 24-9-2017
  • Context: BLS_6020
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    • Upper Pit fill
    • Christian Day
    • 24-9-2017
  • Context: BLS_6021
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    • Cut of stone cluster
    • Jane Roberts
    • 24-9-2017
  • Context: BLS_6022
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    • Fill of Heavily charred deposition
    • Christian Day
    • 24-9-2017
  • Context: BLS_6023
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    • Dark fill around urn
    • Sean McDaniels
    • 24-9-2017
  • Context: BLS_6024
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    • Natural
    • Lauren Nofi
    • 24-9-2017
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