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Lockington

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery (Destroyed)

Nearest Town:Long Eaton (6km N)
OS Ref (GB):   SK470282 / Sheet: 129
Latitude:52° 50' 55.84" N
Longitude:   1° 18' 7.29" W


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The barrow provided a rare opportunity for examining in detail Bronze Age funerary practices and associated ritual activity in a lowland context in the English Midlands. In addition, a rich group of metalwork finds was discovered - two gold armlets and a copper dagger broen Posted by broen
24th November 2005ce