Single house record for Glanfeinion
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| Record number: | 143 |
|---|---|
| Site name: | Glanfeinion |
| Site number: | 90 |
| Location: | |
| Earliest radiocarbon date: | -1380 |
| Latest radiocarbon date: | -1010 |
| Approx. early date: | |
| Approx. late date: | |
| % excavated: | 75-100% |
| Internal diameter: | 10 |
| Area: | 78.6 |
| Shape: | oval |
| Evidence of repair: | Yes |
| Repair/Rebuild details: | replacement of porch posts (date from one post burnt in situ) refilling of postholes, post replacement internally |
| In situ decay: | Yes |
| Wall material: | poss. turf? oak posts |
| Internal post ring: | Yes |
| Other features: | post ring 7.1m diameter |
| Central zone area: | 39.6 |
| Hearth details: | no evidence, possibly lost from ploughing. External pits possibly used as a hearth |
| Wear: | Yes |
| Pits: | Yes |
| Postholes: | Yes |
| Door orientation: | SSE |
| External width: | 1.3 |
| Internal width: | 0.8 |
| Porch: | Yes |
| Drainage gully: | Yes |
| External hearth: | Yes |
| Annexe details: | pits |
| Lithics and production: | doorway |
| Querns, mortars, grindstones: | various |
| Vessels: | o wall |
| Textile production: | o wall |
| Special deposit: | Yes |
| Location: | periph |
| Nature: | pit |
| Plant remains: | Yes |
| Pottery: | Yes |
| Worked stone: | Yes |
| After use: | burning, at least on south side |
| Notes: | two large external pits; one with evidence of burning containing cereals and ceramics (broken in situ) - these producing radiocarbon dates. External spread of burnt stones. Alternatively 8.2m diameter but this means wall line cuts across pits. Drip gully on one side only. Or could just be post-built structure with 7.1m internal diameter? Turf would make sense, with timber porch |
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