Single house record for Bryn y Castell
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Record number: | 45 |
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Site name: | Bryn y Castell |
Site number: | 11 |
Location: | structure 1 |
Earliest radiocarbon date: | -370 |
Latest radiocarbon date: | 220 |
Approx. early date: | |
Approx. late date: | |
% excavated: | 75-100% |
Internal diameter: | c. 8 x 6.5m |
Area: | |
Shape: | oval |
Rebuild of (house number): | 44 |
Repair/Rebuild details: | south wall of hut below rebuilt towards the north to create snail-shape structure, cobbling over previous wall. |
Wall material: | stone blocks with rubble core |
Stone wall: | Yes |
Rubble/earth core: | Yes |
Width of outer wall: | 1.5 |
Door orientation: | SW |
Internal width: | 1.5 |
Drainage gully: | Yes |
External hearth: | Yes |
Tools: | unknown |
Peronal adornment: | various |
Metalworking FE: | various |
Other finds: | unknown |
Pre-house activity: | house 44 |
Notes: | C14 dates associated with latest phase of iron working - used as a smithy. Smelting heath under rampart contemporary. Offset door terminals. Cobbling similar to that over rest of site |
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Last updated: Mon Nov 26 2007