Single house record for Rhydydefaid
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| Record number: | 13 |
|---|---|
| Site name: | Rhydydefaid |
| Site number: | 73 |
| Location: | |
| Earliest radiocarbon date: | -210 |
| Latest radiocarbon date: | 220 |
| Approx. early date: | |
| Approx. late date: | |
| % excavated: | unknown |
| Internal diameter: | 7.5 |
| Area: | 44.2 |
| Evidence of repair: | Yes |
| Repair/Rebuild details: | lumps of burnt clay indicate an earlier wattle and daub hut with fireplace, later replaced by stone walls |
| Wall material: | stone inner and outer facings with clay core |
| Stone wall: | Yes |
| Cob or clay: | Yes |
| Hearth: | Yes |
| Hearth details: | In use throughout, clay layers and charcoal, stone setting below |
| Floor details: | one clay layer underlying later clay floor |
| Postholes: | Yes |
| Querns, mortars, grindstones: | various |
| Other ground stone: | various |
| Pre-house activity: | ditch to the north of the hut, possibly earlier enclosure or of same period |
| After use: | stone removal, post med drains |
| Notes: | Iron Age date from tools, no Roman pottery |
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