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at the site. He subsequently recorded a barrow approximately 20 feet (6.1 m) in width and 4–5 feet (1.2–1.5 m) in height containing a mass of corroded iron which was subsequently identified as a chariot wheel. Kirk returned in 1935 to undertake a more complete excavation with A.E.
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