Single house record for Holyhead Mountain
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| Record number: | 46 |
|---|---|
| Site name: | Holyhead Mountain |
| Site number: | 49 |
| Location: | S |
| Approx. early date: | |
| Approx. late date: | |
| % excavated: | 75-100% |
| Internal diameter: | 7 |
| Area: | 38.5 |
| Shape: | circular |
| Evidence of repair: | Yes |
| Repair/Rebuild details: | Enclosure wall extended to hut, later entrance realigned to E from SE, new drain. Old entrance forming small annexe. New door 0.8m wide |
| Wall material: | stone inner and outer facings, rubble and earth core |
| Stone wall: | Yes |
| Rubble/earth core: | Yes |
| Width of outer wall: | 2 |
| Internal post ring: | Yes |
| Other features: | possible internal partitions (stake holes) |
| Hearth: | Yes |
| Hearth details: | 226 near centre, oval hollow with burnt soil and stones, had clay lining? 232 near wall right side, flue in wall? Rectangular stone setting |
| Internal partitions: | Yes |
| Drain: | Yes |
| Postholes: | Yes |
| Stakeholes: | Yes |
| Door orientation: | SE |
| External width: | 2.5 |
| Internal width: | 1.75 |
| Porch: | Yes |
| Annexe details: | outside left of door, quern, pounder; 7 poster |
| Querns, mortars, grindstones: | back right |
| Pre-house activity: | building T1 and E part of enclosure predates structure S |
| Notes: | 'porch' formed by elongated terminals of hut. Probably Iron Age. |
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