Welsh Roundhouses: House Data

Single house record for Meyllteyrn Uchaf

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Record number: 54
Site name:Meyllteyrn Uchaf
Site number: 55
Location: B
Approx. early date: -1400
Approx. late date: -800
% excavated: 75-100%
Internal diameter: 5.5
Area: 23.8
Shape: circular
Repair/Rebuild details: later replaced by house 55
Wall material: clay wall with internal wall slot
Wall slot:Yes
Cob or clay: Yes
Width of outer wall: 2.5
Internal post ring:Yes
Hearth: Yes
Hearth details: burnt area N of centre, in subsoil
Postholes:Yes
Door orientation: SE
External width: 1.5
Internal width: 1.3
Porch: Yes
Drainage gully:Yes
After use: Sealed by burnt stone and cobbled surface of later phase, houses 53 and 55. Cut by features


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