More information : NZ 41344151 Round Hill (NAT). (1)
Barrow, originally round, now oval by an addition of soil to its west
end measuring 64ft west to east, 46 ft north to south and 6-1/2 ft
high at the east end. Excavations revealed a cremation burial with a
flint knife, 2-1/4 ins long, in a rough cist 10 ft south of the
centre and 3 ft from the top of the mound. Beneath this was another
rough cist with two cover-stones. No bones were found in it but there
may have been an unburnt burial which completely decayed. Slightly
south of the centre of the mound and a few inches below the top ws a
disturbed box-shaped cist with nothing inside. Finds included a flint
scraper, many rough flint chippings and flakes and one fragment of
pottery. (2)
Tumulus, 15m N-S, 20m E-W and 2m high. No trace of ditch but a few stones visible. Present location of finds not known. (3)
Destroyed in May 1966 to facilitate access to an industrial site. No
finds were recorded. (4)
No trace; site overlaid by modern road and industrial estate. (5)
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