Single house record for Meyllteyrn Uchaf
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Record number: | 53 |
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Site name: | Meyllteyrn Uchaf |
Site number: | 55 |
Location: | A |
Earliest radiocarbon date: | -1380 |
Latest radiocarbon date: | -760 |
Approx. early date: | |
Approx. late date: | |
% excavated: | 75-100% |
Internal diameter: | 4.2 |
Area: | 13.9 |
Shape: | circular |
Wall material: | internal wall slot for plank or wattle, clay wall |
Wall slot: | Yes |
Cob or clay: | Yes |
Width of outer wall: | 2.5 |
Other features: | single internal post |
Hearth: | Yes |
Hearth details: | Horse-shoe shaped with stone edging, near entrance. Archaeomagnetic date 1950-1380 cal BC 1 sigma, most recent more probable. Also radiocarbon |
Drain: | Yes |
Occupation deposits: | Yes |
Postholes: | Yes |
Door orientation: | E |
External width: | 2.5? |
Internal width: | 2? |
Drainage gully: | Yes |
Annexe details: | yard |
Pre-house activity: | house 54 |
After use: | levelled with burnt stone deposits, burnt earth and charcoal (dated 1220-820BC), further silting. |
Notes: | contemporary with house 55, different function? Archaeomagnetic date for hearth 1950-1380 cal. BC at 1 sigma, latter half more probable |
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