Single house record for Holyhead Mountain
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| Record number: | 48 |
|---|---|
| Site name: | Holyhead Mountain |
| Site number: | 49 |
| Location: | T3 |
| Earliest radiocarbon date: | 430 |
| Latest radiocarbon date: | 770 |
| Approx. early date: | |
| Approx. late date: | |
| % excavated: | 75-100% |
| Internal diameter: | c. 5 |
| Area: | 20 |
| Shape: | other |
| Wall material: | inner and outer stone facings, rubble core |
| Stone wall: | Yes |
| Rubble/earth core: | Yes |
| Hearth: | Yes |
| Hearth details: | Hearth 90 on left side by wall, between two edge-set stones, charcoal, reddening on wall. Dated |
| Floor details: | most removed by previous excavation, like 47 |
| Postholes: | Yes |
| Door orientation: | SE |
| Internal width: | 2.5 |
| Pre-house activity: | set into lynchet |
| Notes: | Area to the north of enclosed houses 46 and 47. Dating implies house much later than these, or hearth post-dates. Possibly contemporary with c. 6th dated building T4 (form uncertain) |
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