Welsh Roundhouses: House Data

Single house record for Breiddin

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Record number: 68
Site name:Breiddin
Site number: 79
Location: R4
Approx. early date: -360
Approx. late date: -50
% excavated: 25-75%
Internal diameter: 5
Area: 19.6
Evidence of repair:Yes
Repair/Rebuild details: At least two phases of wall 69 and hearth
Stake:Yes
Wall gully:Yes
Wattle:Yes
Width of outer wall: 0.15
Hearth details: central hearth 68A-B with stone edging, stakeholes
Stakeholes:Yes
Door orientation: E / NE
Internal width: 1.5
Vessels: central z
Peronal adornment: central z
Pre-house activity: four poster F2 and F3
After use: 4-poster F5-7, hearth 90 and floor? 88, gully 78
Notes:67 and 68 conjoined, same phasing. Midden spread in joint entrance area. Many U/S finds


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