Continuing excavation by G Hayman of SCAU revealed further features of Bronze Age, Iron Age and Roman date, as well as some of early medieval origin. Most features dated to the Bronze Age, and included ditches, waterholes, and numerous small pits and postholes. An area of concentration of pits and postholes is likely to have once been a Middle Bronze Age settlement, although no dwellings were recognised, and only one four-posted structure was identified. Iron Age features consisted of the eastern half of a ring gully, the east-facing terminals of which are typical of a roundhouse, and possibly a few pits. Roman features included another waterhole, and further parts of the enclosures revealed in previous phases of the excavation. Early medieval features of c 11th century date included several ditches, some pits, and a deep pit or well, that were widely distributed and with no recognisable concentration. The absence of any structural remains, and the sporadic appearance of the non-linear features, suggests that any settlement associated with these features lies outside the excavation area. (382)
Year:
2004
ID:
273
NGR:
TQ052720
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