Welsh Roundhouses: House Data

Single house record for Cefn Graeanog II

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Record number: 20
Site name:Cefn Graeanog II
Site number: 22
Location: D
Approx. early date: 150
Approx. late date:
% excavated: 75-100%
Internal diameter: 6.3
Area: 31.2
Shape: circular
Evidence of repair:Yes
Repair/Rebuild details: partition and change to entrance
Wall material: faced with stones, smaller on inside
Stone wall: Yes
Width of outer wall: 1.75
Hearth: Yes
Hearth details: burnt area near north terminal, two others but no record. Hearth poss used for metalworking
Internal partitions:Yes
Floor details: clay remaining alongside walls
Stakeholes:Yes
Feature details:wall with stakeholes forms partition
Door orientation: ESE
External width: 2
Internal width: 1.5
Vessels: various
Peronal adornment: doorway
Textile production: doorway
Other metalworking: various
Notes:Phase V after 150AD. Doorway paved with slabs, posthole either side. Left of door partitioned off. Incomplete records from this part of site. BBW


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