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Site 5 - Bronze Age Roundhouse

Excavations prior to the construction of the Sports Pavilion uncovered post-holes in a concentric circular arrangement typical of a Bronze Age roundhouse about six metres in diameter with a thatched roof extending beyond the main wall of the building and supported on an outer circle of small posts. An associated rubbish pit contained the remains of a pregnant cow and butchered fox bones.

excavation of the bronze age roundhouse
the dig site of the bronze age roundhouse with several poles marking significant features

Bronze Age roundhouse excavation

3D reconstruction of the Bronze Age roundhouse
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Bronze Age round house
The Bronze Ageround house site today

The Bronze Age round house site today