Single house record for Bush Farm
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| Record number: | 40 |
|---|---|
| Site name: | Bush Farm |
| Site number: | 12 |
| Location: | B |
| Earliest radiocarbon date: | 260 |
| Latest radiocarbon date: | 540 |
| Approx. early date: | -400 |
| Approx. late date: | 100 |
| % excavated: | 75-100% |
| Internal diameter: | 7.85 |
| Area: | 48.4 |
| Shape: | circular |
| Evidence of repair: | Yes |
| Repair/Rebuild details: | eaves drip gully recut (dated) |
| Wall material: | clay |
| Cob or clay: | Yes |
| Width of outer wall: | 2 |
| Hearth: | Yes |
| Hearth details: | clay spread with fuel ash, 0.28 x 0.27m |
| Floor details: | clay spread in SE area |
| Drain: | Yes |
| Postholes: | Yes |
| Door orientation: | NE |
| External width: | 2 |
| Internal width: | 1.75 |
| Drainage gully: | Yes |
| Querns, mortars, grindstones: | various |
| Vessels: | various |
| After use: | deposition of first to fourth century pottery from House 41 |
| Notes: | group of postholes outside entrance, contemporary pit 206. Probably Iron Age date for this house; radiocarbon unreliable |
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Last updated: Mon Nov 26 2007