Single house record for Crawcwellt West
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| Record number: | 27 |
|---|---|
| Site name: | Crawcwellt West |
| Site number: | 29 |
| Location: | J1 |
| Approx. early date: | -300 |
| Approx. late date: | |
| % excavated: | 75-100% |
| Internal diameter: | 5m x 4.5m |
| Area: | |
| Shape: | oval |
| Rebuild of (house number): | 34 |
| Wall material: | boulder facings and rubble core |
| Stone wall: | Yes |
| Rubble/earth core: | Yes |
| Width of outer wall: | 1.5 |
| Hearth: | Yes |
| Hearth details: | rectangular in S with burnt clay wall, smithing slag and hammer scale, poss blown from E. Another redundant furnace to N, for refining (circular). |
| Floor details: | irregular, S part lower + smithing slag deposit |
| Wear: | Yes |
| Feature details: | entrance paved |
| Door orientation: | ENE |
| External width: | 1 |
| Internal width: | 1 |
| Drainage gully: | Yes |
| Annexe details: | J3 between this and building J2, slag dump J4 yard |
| Metalworking FE: | left |
| Pre-house activity: | stakebuilt phases on differing alignments, deposits of metalworking debris |
| Notes: | used and designed for smithing. All phases associated with ironworking, furnaces 250mm-300mm diameter. Trapezoidal entrance leads to N of building. Gap in SW for air / light |
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Last updated: Mon Nov 26 2007