Single house record for Cefn Cwmwd
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| Record number: | 9 |
|---|---|
| Site name: | Cefn Cwmwd |
| Site number: | 19 |
| Location: | S5 |
| Earliest radiocarbon date: | -380 |
| Latest radiocarbon date: | 410 |
| Approx. early date: | 200 |
| Approx. late date: | 400 |
| % excavated: | 75-100% |
| Internal diameter: | 5.6 |
| Area: | 24.6 |
| Shape: | circular |
| Repair/Rebuild details: | several phases |
| Wall material: | wide stone spread with inner face of rounded stones, rubble and earth core, possible clay wall |
| Stone wall: | Yes |
| Cob or clay: | Yes |
| Rubble/earth core: | Yes |
| Width of outer wall: | 1.4 |
| Hearth: | Yes |
| Hearth details: | small pit associated with burning, central location (F742) |
| Floor details: | stony and clay, several layers |
| Drain: | Yes |
| Occupation deposits: | Yes |
| Pits: | Yes |
| Postholes: | Yes |
| Vessels: | unknown |
| Briquetage: | unknown |
| Peronal adornment: | unknown |
| Pre-house activity: | sub-circular pits in linear band NW/SE: a boundary? Dated 360BC - AD60. Briquetage, earlier radiocarbon. |
| After use: | rubble sealing house contained c. 3rd to 4th RB pottery, c. 5th to 7th brooch to NW. Cut by later drain or gully |
| Notes: | internal gullies concentric with walls. Early dates could be residual material. 6 Roman glass beads in drain. |
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