011CE20001

Round House Structure

  

 
Round House Structure Details
Diameter 630  
Area  31.17 sq. m
Interior Divisions: Unknown. 
Highest Elevation Value  5931 011CE00749
Lowest Elevation Value 5887 011CE00609
Bearing  Unknown
Doorways Unknown
Structural Class
Material Culture Number of Objects  3 Number of Animal Bones  0
Environmental 

Phasing

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

Discussion

The stone footing of a round house in the east of area 11CE. Only the east side of the structure survived, no trace of the west side remained. This was the earliest feature in the vicinity and is probably of late Romano-British date. Several features cut through the structure; a Grubenhaus (011CE20005), an enclosure ditch (011CE20011) and its re-cut (011CE00781) and slots (011CE00605 and 011CE00789). The north side of the stone footing over-lay slot 011CE00603 and post hole 011CE00889 (unexcavated) which may have been associated with the structure. The stone footing itself comprised of chalk blocks no larger than 30cm in length in a pea-grit/sandy loam matrix. The wall was set in a small slot no more than 18cm deep cut into pea-grit natural. It is likely that this wall was never much higher than the excavated level, with the chalk acting as post pads on which timber uprights were placed. A small internal setting was also present in the east side (011CE00806), function unknown.
 

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

MASTER CUT FILLS VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
011CE20001
011CE00607
011CE00606
   1    
 
011CE00609
011CE00608
   2    
 
011CE00737
011CE00736
        
 
011CE00739
011CE00738
        
 
011CE00749
011CE00748
        
011CE00806
011CE00805

Structural Details

011CE00607 Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
011CE00606 DWARF WALL CURVILINEAR
57
40
18
 No entry THE STONE BASE OF A ROUND HOUSE MASTER NO 20001. THIS WAS NOT EXCAVATED BY THE END OF THE SEASON BUT ONE SECTION REMOVED TO GIVE DEPTH.
011CE00607 DWARF WALL CUT CURVILINEAR
57
40
18
 No entry STONE BASE OF A ROUND HOUSE MASTER NO 20001. THIS WAS NOT EXCAVATED BY THE END OF THE SEASON BUT ONE SECTION REMOVED TO GIVE DEPTH. CUT INTO NAT CHALK

011CE00609 Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
011CE00608 DWARF WALL CURVILINEAR
330
46
18
 No entry THE STONE BASE OF A ROUND HOUSE MASTER NO 20001. THIS WAS NOT EXCAVATED BY THE END OF THE SEASON BUT ONE SECTION REMOVED TO GIVE DEPTH.
011CE00609 DWARF WALL CUT CURVILINEAR
330
46
18
 No entry STONE BASE OF A ROUND HOUSE MASTER NO 20001. THIS WAS NOT EXCAVATED BY THE END OF THE SEASON BUT ONE SECTION REMOVED TO GIVE DEPTH. CUT INTO CHALK NAT

011CE00737 Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
011CE00736 DWARF WALL CURVILINEAR
158
36
12
 FLAT BASED U STONE FOOTING FOR PROBABLE LATE ROMAN ROUND HOUSE. OTHER CONTEXTS OF HOUSE INCLUDE 748/608/606 AND 738. NOT EXCAVATED BUT SHOWN TO BE CUT BY LATER FEA
011CE00737 DWARF WALL CUT CURVILINEAR
158
36
12
 FLAT BASED U STONE FOOTING CUT FOR PROBABLE LATE ROMAN ROUND HOUSE. CUT INTO CHALK NATURAL. NOT EXCAVATED BUT SHOWN TO BE CUT BY LATER FEATURES AND DEPTH ESTABLISH

011CE00739 Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
011CE00738 DWARF WALL CURVILINEAR
118
32
14
 FLAT BASED U STONE FOOTING FILL FOR PROBABLE LATE ROMAN ROUND HOUSE. NOT EXCAVATED BUT SHOWN TO BE CUT BY LATER FEATURES AND DEPTH ESTABLISHED IN SECTIONS.
011CE00739 DWARF WALL CUT CURVILINEAR
118
32
14
 FLAT BASED U STONE FOOTING CUT FOR PROBABLE LATE ROMAN ROUND HOUSE. NOT EXCAVATED BUT SHOWN TO BE CUT BY LATER FEATURES AND DEPTH ESTABLISHED IN SECTIONS.

011CE00749 Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
011CE00748 DWARF WALL CURVILINEAR
152
34
12
 FLAT BASED U PART OF ROUND HOUSE STONE FOOTING. SOIL MATRIX GIVEN IN RECORD. POSSIBLE MORTAR AROUND LARGE ANGULAR CHALK BLOCKS. NOT EXCAVATED.
011CE00749 DWARF WALL CUT CURVILINEAR
152
34
12
 FLAT BASED U PART OF ROUND HOUSE STONE FOOTING. NOT EXCAVATED BUT DEPTH OF CUT SEEN IN SECTION OF LATER FEATURES WHICH CUT THROUGH FEATURE.

011CE00806 Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
011CE00805 STONE SETTING SUB-RECTANGULAR 134 75 10 U-SHAPED STONE FOOTING WHICH MAY HAVE ASSOCIATION WITH DAUB STRUCTURE. ANGULAR CHALK BLOCKS 9-27CM IN DIAMETER. CUT AWAY FIRST BY 611 THEN BY 530.
011CE00806 STONE SETTING SUB-RECTANGULAR 134 75 10 U-SHAPED STONE FOOTING CUT WHICH MAY HAVE ASSOCIATION WITH DAUB STRUCTURE. ANGULAR CHALK BLOCKS 9-27CM IN DIAMETER. CUT AWAY FIRST BY 611 THEN BY 530.

Objects by Context

KEY_ID OBJ PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
011CE00607 AA EARLY SAXON DAUB DAUB    
1
011CE00608 AA ROMAN POTTERY SHERDS   R-B
3
011CE00608 AB EARLY SAXON WORKED STONE LAVA NIEDERMENDIG  
12