Welsh Roundhouses: House Data

Single house record for Meyllteyrn Uchaf

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Record number: 55
Site name:Meyllteyrn Uchaf
Site number: 55
Location: C
Earliest radiocarbon date: -1410
Latest radiocarbon date: -940
Approx. early date:
Approx. late date:
% excavated: 75-100%
Internal diameter: 6.5
Area: 33.2
Shape: circular
Rebuild of (house number): 54
Repair/Rebuild details: replaced house 54, to SW
Wall material: clay wall with stone inner revetment and wattle inner revetment
Wall slot:Yes
Stone wall: Yes
Cob or clay: Yes
Wattle:Yes
Width of outer wall: 1.5
Hearth details: post holes, no surviving hearth
Drain:Yes
Postholes:Yes
Feature details:posts int. division or no longer visible hearth
Door orientation: SE
External width: 1.7
Porch: Yes
Drainage gully:Yes
Pre-house activity: house 54
After use: Collapse of inner stone revetment. Levelled with burnt stone deposits, burnt earth and charcoal.
Notes:contemporary with house 53


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