Single house record for Melin Y Plas
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| Record number: | 12 |
|---|---|
| Site name: | Melin Y Plas |
| Site number: | 54 |
| Location: | house 5 |
| Earliest radiocarbon date: | -3340 |
| Latest radiocarbon date: | -2910 |
| Approx. early date: | |
| Approx. late date: | 200 |
| % excavated: | 75-100% |
| Internal diameter: | 6.5 |
| Area: | 33.2 |
| Wall material: | clay walls? Possible facing posts |
| Cob or clay: | Yes |
| Post: | Yes |
| Width of outer wall: | 1.5 |
| Internal partitions: | Yes |
| Drain: | Yes |
| Pits: | Yes |
| Postholes: | Yes |
| Door orientation: | ESE? |
| External width: | 1.5 |
| Internal width: | 1.5 |
| Door 2 orientation: | W? possible |
| Porch 2: | Yes |
| Drainage gully: | Yes |
| Annexe details: | fence to N? |
| Fine wares: | unknown |
| Other metalworking: | o wall |
| Pre-house activity: | Pit 389? |
| After use: | abandoned or demolished, wall clay spread over floors. Buildings in yard to W (gullies and drains) |
| Notes: | Only subsoil features remained due to ploughing, drip gully remains. Pits and postholes inside and out. Possible internal 'porch'. Early and late dates due to contamination? |
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Last updated: Mon Nov 26 2007