Single house record for Breiddin
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| Record number: | 67 |
|---|---|
| Site name: | Breiddin |
| Site number: | 79 |
| Location: | R3 |
| Earliest radiocarbon date: | -210 |
| Latest radiocarbon date: | -40 |
| Approx. early date: | |
| Approx. late date: | |
| % excavated: | 75-100% |
| Internal diameter: | 5 |
| Area: | 19.6 |
| Evidence of repair: | Yes |
| Repair/Rebuild details: | At least three phases of wall and hearth, initially 5.7 x 6m then smaller. Earlier walls 46 A-B, stakes removed |
| Post removal: | Yes |
| Stake: | Yes |
| Wall gully: | Yes |
| Wattle: | Yes |
| Width of outer wall: | 0.15 |
| Hearth: | Yes |
| Hearth details: | central hearth 49 A-C, earliest with stake and spit-holes. Last with stone set on NE edge |
| Stakeholes: | Yes |
| Door orientation: | NE? |
| Internal width: | 1.4 |
| Pre-house activity: | four poster F2 and F3 |
| After use: | 4-posters F5-7, hearth 90 and floor? 88, RB hearth 98, gully 78 |
| Notes: | 67 and 68 conjoined, same phasing. Midden spread in joint entrance area. Many U/S finds |
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Last updated: Mon Nov 26 2007