Single house record for Bush Farm
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Record number: | 41 |
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Site name: | Bush Farm |
Site number: | 12 |
Location: | A |
Approx. early date: | 0 |
Approx. late date: | 400 |
% excavated: | 75-100% |
Internal diameter: | 5.45 |
Area: | 23.3 |
Shape: | circular |
Wall material: | stone inner and outer face with rubble and earth core |
Stone wall: | Yes |
Rubble/earth core: | Yes |
Width of outer wall: | 1.2 |
Hearth: | Yes |
Hearth details: | shallow depression next to fired clay spread, overlain by charcoal |
Drain: | Yes |
Postholes: | Yes |
Feature details: | 'drain' may be internal partition |
Door orientation: | NE |
External width: | 1.5 |
Internal width: | 1.75 |
Annexe details: | enclosure wall |
Vessels: | various |
Metalworking non-FE: | left |
Pre-house activity: | pit 206 containined prehistoric pottery sealed by house, possibly contemporary with house 40 |
Notes: | RB pottery. Wider wall ends at entrance. Door posts. Possible smelting and casting of non-Fe metal in left zone. More than one construction phase? |
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