West Heslerton: Anglian Settlement: Structural CatalogueWest Heslerton: Anglian Settlement: Structural Catalogue

002CB00251

Post Hole Structure

Post-Hole Structure Details

Length

720

Width

262

Area

19.05 sq. m

Ratio

2.7:1

Number of Posts

Deepest

002CB00258

Shallowest

002CB00274

Average Depth

North Wall

Average Depth

East Wall

Average Depth

South Wall

Average Depth

West Wall

Average Depth

Interior Divisions:

Highest Elevation Value

5082

002CB00260

Lowest Elevation Value

5045

002CB00280

Bearing

71degrees

Plank\Post

Post

Doorways

No doorways discernible

Repairs:

Possible replacement of the northernmost 2 posts in the western short wall

Structural Class

Material Culture

Number of Objects

Number of Animal Bones

Environmental

Phasing

Discussion

A long, rectangular structure with regular post-holes 20cm to 50cm in diameter, aligned east/west. The position of the doors are unclear, but likely to have been two centrally opposed in the long walls. Many of the post-holes are paired across the structure. The exact length of the structure is uncertain, partly due to the lack of posts picked up for the north-east short wall. The south-west short wall appears to have two lines of post-holes, the inner line of three aligned posts may be the wall line with a second line possibly acting as external bracing. The shortest possible length of the structure is 6.20m. Post-holes cutting a Grubenhaus (Master number 002CB00469) suggest that the structure replaces it.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

MASTER	CUT	FILL	VOLUME	OBJECTS	AN BONE	DENSITY
002CB00251	002CB00252	002CB00253
	002CB00254	002CB00255
	002CB00256	002CB00257
	002CB00258	002CB00259
	002CB00260	002CB00261
	002CB00262	002CB00263
	002CB00264	002CB00265		1
	002CB00266	002CB00267
	002CB00268	002CB00269
	002CB00270	002CB00271
	002CB00272	002CB00273		2
	002CB00274	002CB00275
	002CB00276	002CB00277
	002CB00278	002CB00279		1
	002CB00280	002CB00281		4
	002CB00284	002CB00283
	002CB00286	002CB00285			1
	002CB00288	002CB00287
	002CB00290	002CB00291		1
	002CB00292	002CB00293
	002CB00294	002CB00295
	002CB00296	002CB00297
	002CB00298	002CB00299
	002CB00447	002CB00448
	002CB00455	002CB00456
	002CB00457	002CB00458
	002CB01255	002CB01256
	002CB01257	002CB01258

Structural Details

002CB00252 Notes

KEY_ID	TYPE	SHAPE	L	B	D	PROFILE	NOTES
002CB00252	POST HOLE CUT	OVATE	57	35	12	CONCAVE	P.H. OF BLDG M.251. TRUNCATED ABOVE--SHALLOW: V. GENTLY SLOPING EDGES.
002CB00253	POST HOLE FILL	OVATE	57	35	12	CONCAVE	OCCA CHALK GRAVEL < 2 CM. SHALLOW-TRUNCATED ABOVE.

002CB00254 Notes

KEY_ID	TYPE	SHAPE	L	B	D	PROFILE	NOTES
002CB00254	POST HOLE CUT	OVATE	39	22	14	CONCAVE	P.H. W. WALL OF BLDG M.251. TRUNCATED ABOVE--ONLY SHALLOW CONCAVE BASE SURVIVING.
002CB00255	POST HOLE FILL	OVATE	39	22	14	CONCAVE	OCCA/MOD CHALK GRAVEL < 1 CM THROUGHOUT FILL. PEA GRIT AT BASE. TRUNCATED ABOVE.

002CB00256 Notes

KEY_ID	TYPE	SHAPE	L	B	D	PROFILE	NOTES
002CB00256	POST HOLE CUT	SUB-RECTANGULAR	36	26	23	USHAPED	P.H. W. WALL OF BLDG M.251. TRUNCATED ABOVE. REGULAR SIDES & BASE.
002CB00257	POST HOLE FILL	SUB-RECTANGULAR	36	26	23	USHAPED	MOD CHALK GRAVEL < 3 CM THROUGHOUT FILL: PEA GRIT AT BASE. TRUNCATED ABOVE.

002CB00258 Notes

KEY_ID	TYPE	SHAPE	L	B	D	PROFILE	NOTES
002CB00258	POST HOLE CUT	OVATE	27	18	26	USHAPED	P.H. W. WALL OF BLDG M.251. TRUNCATED ABOVE. REGULAR SIDES & BASE.
002CB00259	POST HOLE FILL	OVATE	27	18	26	USHAPED	MOD CHALK GRAVEL < 3 CM THROUGHOUT FILL. PEA GRIT AT BASE. TRUNCATED ABOVE.

002CB00260 Notes

KEY_ID	TYPE	SHAPE	L	B	D	PROFILE	NOTES
002CB00260	POST HOLE CUT	SUB-RECTANGULAR	38	27	23	FLAT BASED U	P.H.AT W. END OF BLDG M.251. TRUNCATED ABOVE. REGULAR SIDES & BASE.
002CB00261	POST HOLE FILL	SUB-RECTANGULAR	38	27	23	FLAT BASED U	OCCA CHALK GRAVEL < 1 CM THROUGHOUT FILL. SOME PEA GRIT AT BASE. TRUNCATED ABOVE.

002CB00262 Notes

KEY_ID	TYPE	SHAPE	L	B	D	PROFILE	NOTES
002CB00262	POST HOLE CUT	SUB-RECTANGULAR	37	28	19	FLAT BASED U	P.H. OF S. WALL OF BLDG M.251. TRUNCATED ABOVE. REGULAR BASE: S. EDGE SL STEEPER THAN N.
002CB00263	POST HOLE FILL	SUB-RECTANGULAR	37	28	19	FLAT BASED U	MOD CHALK GRAVEL < 4 CM THROUGHOUT FILL. PEA GRIT AT BASE. TRUNCATED ABOVE.

002CB00264 Notes

KEY_ID	TYPE	SHAPE	L	B	D	PROFILE	NOTES
002CB00264	POST HOLE CUT	SUB-RECTANGULAR	38	29	12	FLAT BASED U	P.H. OF S. WALL OF BLDG M.251. TRUNCATED ABOVE--SHALLOW: EDGES APPEAR REGULAR: BASE UNDULATES SLIGHTLY.
002CB00265	POST HOLE FILL	SUB-RECTANGULAR	38	29	12	FLAT BASED U	OCCA CHALK GRAVEL < 2 CM-esp IN UPPER PART OF FILL. PEA GRIT AT BASE. TRUNCATED ABOVE.

002CB00266 Notes

KEY_ID	TYPE	SHAPE	L	B	D	PROFILE	NOTES
002CB00266	POST HOLE CUT	SUB-RECTANGULAR	35	24	22	STEPPED U	P.H. OF S. WALL OF BLDG M.251. TRUNCATED ABOVE. VERTICAL S. EDGE: N. EDGE SLOPES GENTLY TO A NARROW BASE.
002CB00267	POST HOLE FILL	SUB-RECTANGULAR	35	24	22	STEPPED U	OCCA CHALK GRAVEL < 2 CM THROUGHOUT FILL. PEA GRIT Nr BASE. TRUNCATED ABOVE.

002CB00268 Notes

KEY_ID	TYPE	SHAPE	L	B	D	PROFILE	NOTES
002CB00268	POST HOLE CUT	SUB-RECTANGULAR	37	26	17	VERT.SIDE F.BASE	P.H. OF S. WALL OF BLDG M.251. TRUNCATED ABOVE. REGULAR SIDES & BASE.
002CB00269	POST HOLE FILL	SUB-RECTANGULAR	37	26	17	VERT.SIDE F.BASE	OCCA CHALK GRAVEL < 2 CM THROUGHOUT FILL. PEA GRIT AT BASE. TRUNCATED ABOVE.

002CB00270 Notes

KEY_ID	TYPE	SHAPE	L	B	D	PROFILE	NOTES
002CB00270	POST HOLE CUT	SUB-RECTANGULAR	39	36	25	IRREGULAR	P.H. OF S. WALL OF BLDG M.251. TRUNCATED ABOVE. S. EDGE VERTICAL: N: EDGE APPROX 45-SLOPING DOWN TO DIMPLE AT N. EDGE OF FLATTISH BASE. (SEE SECTIO
002CB00271	POST HOLE FILL	SUB-RECTANGULAR	39	36	25	IRREGULAR	OCCA CHALK GRAVEL < 2 CM THROUGHOUT MOST OF FILL. PEA GRIT AROUND BASE & LOWER EDGES. PROB P. PIPE TOWARDS N. EDGE (SEE SECTION). TRUNCATED ABOVE.

002CB00272 Notes

KEY_ID	TYPE	SHAPE	L	B	D	PROFILE	NOTES
002CB00272	POST HOLE CUT	SQUARE	44	35	18	USHAPED	P.H. OF S. WALL OF BLDG M.251. TRUNCATED ABOVE.. REGULAR BASE: N. EDGE STEEPER THAN S.
002CB00273	POST HOLE FILL	SQUARE	44	35	18	USHAPED	OCCA CHALK GRAVEL < 2 CM THROUGHOUT FILL. PEA GRIT AT BASE. TRUNCATED ABOVE.

002CB00274 Notes

KEY_ID	TYPE	SHAPE	L	B	D	PROFILE	NOTES
002CB00274	POST HOLE CUT	OVATE	23	21	2	CONCAVE	VISIBLE ONLY AS A SHALLOW SCOOP & STAIN. TRUNCATED ABOVE.
002CB00275	POST HOLE FILL	OVATE	23	21	2	CONCAVE	VISIBLE ONLY AS A SHALLOW SCOOP & STAIN. TRUNCATED ABOVE.

002CB00276 Notes

KEY_ID	TYPE	SHAPE	L	B	D	PROFILE	NOTES
002CB00276	POST HOLE CUT	SUB-RECTANGULAR	31	26	8	USHAPED	P.H. OF S. WALL OF BLDG M.251. TRUNCATED ABOVE. REGULAR SIDES & BASE.
002CB00277	POST HOLE FILL	SUB-RECTANGULAR	31	26	8	USHAPED	OCCA CHALK GRAVEL < 3 CM - MOSTLY Nr BASE. PEA GRIT TOWARDS BASE. TRUNCATED ABOVE.

002CB00278 Notes

KEY_ID	TYPE	SHAPE	L	B	D	PROFILE	NOTES
002CB00278	POST HOLE CUT	SUB-RECTANGULAR	38	33	13	CONCAVE	P.H. OF E. WALL OF BLDG M.251. TRUNCATED ABOVE. W. EDGE Nr VERTICAL: E. EDGE V. GENTLE.
002CB00279	POST HOLE FILL	SUB-RECTANGULAR	38	33	13	CONCAVE	OCCA/MOD CHALK GRAVEL < 2 CM THROUGHOUT FILL. PEA GRIT Nr BASE. TRUNCATED ABOVE-QUITE SHALLOW.

002CB00280 Notes

KEY_ID	TYPE	SHAPE	L	B	D	PROFILE	NOTES
002CB00280	POST HOLE CUT	SUB-RECTANGULAR	49	28	23	STEPPED U	P.H. OF E. WALL OF BLDG M.251. TRUNCATED ABOVE. REGULAR SIDES & BASE EXCEPT FOR DIMPLE/HOLLOW AT E. END.
002CB00281	POST HOLE FILL	SUB-RECTANGULAR	49	28	23	STEPPED U	FREQ CHALK GRAVEL < 2 CM THROUGHOUT FILL-esp IN W. 1/2. TRUNCATED ABOVE.

002CB00282 Notes

KEY_ID	TYPE	SHAPE	L	B	D	PROFILE	NOTES
002CB00282	POST HOLE CUT	SUB-CIRCULAR	66	60	25	STEPPED U	P.H. Nr M.251. TRUNCATED ABOVE. BASE DIPS DOWN TO N.
002CB00283	POST HOLE FILL	SUB-CIRCULAR	66	60	25	STEPPED U	APPROX 35% OF FILL = GRAVEL < 2 CM. TRUNCATED ABOVE.

002CB00284 Notes

KEY_ID	TYPE	SHAPE	L	B	D	PROFILE	NOTES
002CB00284	POST HOLE CUT	OVATE	22	21	9	USHAPED	P.H. OF N. WALL OF BLDG M.251. TRUNCATED ABOVE. REGULAR SIDES & BASE.
002CB00285	POST HOLE FILL	OVATE	22	21	9	USHAPED	SMALL AMOUNTS OF FINE GRAVEL: PEA GRIT AT BASE. TRUNCATED ABOVE.

002CB00286 Notes

KEY_ID	TYPE	SHAPE	L	B	D	PROFILE	NOTES
002CB00286	POST HOLE CUT	OVATE	32	27	13	USHAPED	P.H. OF N. WALL OF BLDG M.251. TRUNCATED ABOVE. REGULAR SIDES & BASE.
002CB00287	POST HOLE FILL	OVATE	32	27	13	USHAPED	MOD/FREQ CHALK GRAVEL < 4 CM THROUGHOUT FILL. PEA GRIT AT BASE. TRUNCATED ABOVE.

002CB00288 Notes

KEY_ID	TYPE	SHAPE	L	B	D	PROFILE	NOTES
002CB00288	POST HOLE CUT	OVATE	37	31	14	USHAPED	P.H. OF N. WALL OF BLDG M.251. TRUNCATED ABOVE & OVERCUT IN PARTS OF BASE - (BURROW). REGULAR SIDES & BASE.
002CB00289	POST HOLE FILL	OVATE	37	31	14	USHAPED	OCCA CHALK GRAVEL < 1 CM THROUGHOUT FILL. SOME PEA GRIT Nr BASE. TRUNCATED ABOVE.

002CB00290 Notes

KEY_ID	TYPE	SHAPE	L	B	D	PROFILE	NOTES
002CB00290	POST HOLE CUT	OVATE	32	29	16	USHAPED	P.H. OF N. WALL OF BLDG M.251. TRUNCATED ABOVE. REGULAR SIDES & BASE.
002CB00291	POST HOLE FILL	OVATE	32	29	16	USHAPED	OCCA CHALK GRAVEL < 1 CM THROUGHOUT FILL. PEA GRIT AT BASE. TRUNCATED ABOVE.

002CB00292 Notes

KEY_ID	TYPE	SHAPE	L	B	D	PROFILE	NOTES
002CB00292	POST HOLE CUT	OVATE	33	25	5	CONCAVE	P.H. OF N. WALL OF BLDG M.251. EXTRA SHALLOW-HEAVILY TRUNCATED ABOVE. LITTLE MORE THAN BASE SURVIVING.
002CB00293	POST HOLE FILL	OVATE	33	25	5	CONCAVE	PEA GRIT AT BASE. HEAVILY TRUNCATED ABOVE.

002CB00294 Notes

KEY_ID	TYPE	SHAPE	L	B	D	PROFILE	NOTES
002CB00294	POST HOLE CUT	SQUARE	19	14	11	USHAPED	P.H. OF N. WALL OF BLDG M.251. QUITE SMALL: TRUNCATED ABOVE. BASE & SIDES OF REGULAR PROFILE.
002CB00295	POST HOLE FILL	SQUARE	19	14	11	USHAPED	V. FEW INCLS. TRUNCATED ABOVE.

002CB00296 Notes

KEY_ID	TYPE	SHAPE	L	B	D	PROFILE	NOTES
002CB00296	POST HOLE CUT	OVATE	17	15	11	USHAPED	P.H. - SMALL - OF N. WALL OF BLDG M.251. TRUNCATED ABOVE & BURROWED AT S. SIDE OF BASE.
002CB00297	POST HOLE FILL	OVATE	17	15	11	USHAPED	OCCA CHALK GRAVEL < 2 CM. TRUNCATED ABOVE. SMALL.

002CB00298 Notes

KEY_ID	TYPE	SHAPE	L	B	D	PROFILE	NOTES
002CB00298	POST HOLE CUT	OVATE	35	28	8	USHAPED	P.H. (INTERNAL) OF BLDG M.251. SHALLOW--TRUNCATED ABOVE. LITTLE MORE THAN BASE SURVIVING. RELATIONSHIP TO 252/253 UNKNOWN.
002CB00299	POST HOLE FILL	OVATE	35	28	8	USHAPED	OCCA CHALK GRAVEL < 2 CM THROUGHOUT FILL. PEA GRIT AT BASE. TRUNCATED ABOVE. RELATIONSHIP TO 252/253 UNKNOWN.

002CB00300 Notes

KEY_ID	TYPE	SHAPE	L	B	D	PROFILE	NOTES
002CB00300	POST HOLE CUT	OVATE	29	23	26	VERT.SIDE F.BASE	P.H. Nr M.251. TRUNCATED ABOVE. REGULAR SIDES & BASE.
002CB00434	POST HOLE FILL	OVATE	29	23	26	VERT.SIDE F.BASE	OCCA CHALK BLOCKS < 9 CM: OCCA GRAVEL < 1 CM THROUGHOUT FILL: PEA GRIT AT BASE. TRUNCATED ABOVE.

002CB00447 Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES

002CB00447 POST HOLE CUT SUB-RECTANGULAR 37 28 19 FLAT-BASED U P.H. M.251. TRUNCATED ABOVE. REGULAR SIDES & BASE.

002CB00448 POST HOLE FILL SUB-RECTANGULAR 37 28 19 FLAT-BASED U MOD CHALK GRAVEL < 4 CM THROUGHOUT FILL. PEA GRIT AT BASE. TRUNCATED ABOVE.

002CB00455 Notes

KEY_ID	TYPE	SHAPE	L	B	D	PROFILE	NOTES
002CB00455	POST HOLE CUT	OVATE	26	25	8	USHAPED	P.H. OF N. WALL OF BLDG M.251. TRUNCATED ABOVE-V.SHALLOW. REGULAR BASE.
002CB00456	POST HOLE FILL	OVATE	26	25	8	USHAPED	OCCA CHALK GRAVEL < 2 CM. PEA GRIT AT BASE. TRUNCATED ABOVE.

002CB00457 Notes

KEY_ID	TYPE	SHAPE	L	B	D	PROFILE	NOTES
002CB00457	POST HOLE CUT	SUB-RECTANGULAR	41	32	14	USHAPED	P.H. OF N. WALL OF BLDG M.251. TRUNCATED ABOVE . REGULAR SIDES & BASE.
002CB00458	POST HOLE FILL	SUB-RECTANGULAR	41	32	14	USHAPED	MOD CHALK GRAVEL < 2 CM. PEA GRIT AT BASE. TRUNCATED ABOVE.

002CB001255 Notes

KEY_ID	TYPE	SHAPE	L	B	D	PROFILE	NOTES
002CB01255	POST HOLE CUT	OVATE	26	24	9	USHAPED	TRUNCATED ABOVE. RELATIONSHIP WITH GRUB M469 UNKNOWN. SHALLOW: PROFILE APPEARS REGULAR.
002CB01256	POST HOLE FILL	OVATE	26	24	9	USHAPED	MOD GRAVEL < 1 CM THROUGHOUT FILL. TRUNCATED ABOVE. RELATIONSHIP WITH GRUB M450 UNKNOWN.

002CB001257 Notes

KEY_ID	TYPE	SHAPE	L	B	D	PROFILE	NOTES
002CB01257	POST HOLE CUT	No entry	0	0	10	No entry	TRUNCATED ABOVE. RELATIONSHIP WITH GRUB CUT 450 NOT DETERMINED.--EDGES NOT CLEARLY DEFINED
002CB01258	POST HOLE FILL	No entry	0	0	10	No entry	MOD GRAVEL < 2 CM. TRUNCATED ABOVE. RELATIONSHIP WITH GRUB 450 NOT DETERMINED.--EDGES NOT CLEARLY DEFINED

Objects by Context

KEY_ID	OBJ	PERIOD	MATERIAL	TYPE	SUB_TYPE	CLASS	No
002CB00265	AA	No Entry	POTTERY	SHERD			1
002CB00273	AA	No Entry	STONE	BOULDER		IRONSTONE	1
002CB00273	AB	PREHISTORIC	POTTERY	SHERD			1
002CB00279	AA	ROMAN	POTTERY	SHERD		ROMAN	1
002CB00280	AA	No Entry	POTTERY	SHERD			1
002CB00281	AA	EARLY SAXON	POTTERY	SHERD		? ANGLIAN I	1
002CB00281	AB	EARLY SAXON	DAUB	BURNT DAUB			1
002CB00281	AC	No Entry	POTTERY	SHERD			1
002CB00290	AA	No Entry	STONE	STONE			1

Animal Bone by Context

KEY_ID	SPECIES	ELEMENT	QUANT	CHEW	BURN	BUTCH	FBRK
002CB00285	Cattle	Humerus P	1	1	0	1	1