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Cup-marked Stone, Heston Brake Chambered Tomb

Primary Reference Number (PRN) : 09715g
Trust : Glamorgan Gwent
Community : Portskewett
Unitary authority : Monmouthshire
NGR : ST50538867
Site Type (preferred type first) : Prehistoric cup marked stone

Summary :
The more southerly of the two extant orthastats on the east side of the Heston Brake chambered tomb (PRN 01147g) is triangular in plan. Several cupmarks are visible on the stone's level top.

Description :
The more southerly of the two extant orthastats on the east side of the Heston Brake chambered tomb (PRN 01147g) is triangular in plan. Several cup-marks are visible on the stone's level top (Pearson and Lewis 2003).

Sources :
Pannett, A. & Hadley, A. , 2015 , Oak Grove Farm, Crick, Monmouthshire: Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment and Geophysical Survey
Pearson, A F and Lewis, R , 2003 , Prehistoric funerary and ritual sites. Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Cardiff, Monmouthshire, Newport, Torfaen and the Vale of Glamorgan ( © GGAT)
Roese H.E. , 1982 , Some aspects of Topographical locations of Neolithic and Bronze age monuments in Wales - IV - Chambered Tombs and Burial Chambers. , The Bulletin of the Board of Celtic Studies : XXIX pt.IV : 763-775

Events :

Related records
GGAT Historic Environment Record (HER) 01147g

Compiled date : 21-11-2012


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