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166:Excavation dates
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527:Hell Stone
481:St Lythans
451:Belas Knap
336:15 January
298:References
288:stratified
271:Excavation
198:Designated
161:Site notes
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104:50°54′36″N
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433:Southwest
372:Pastscape
354:Pastscape
229:Neolithic
155:Neolithic
227:are two
107:2°2′31″W
80:Location
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209:1002708
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146:History
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