srd123
8th August 2009, 06:07 PM
Last week I was in blazing sunshine, on chalk, in a virginal causewayed enclosure.
This week I gave it up for this......
Why, oh why do I do these things.....
Anyhoo, what we seem to have is a circular structure, approx 6m diameter (outside to outside), with a 1m thick clay bonded limestone wall. In the centre there is a pit that goes down a foot or so beneath the old ground surface that the wall sits on, the slope appearing to start around a foot inside the wall.
At opposing positions on the inside of the wall are two protrusions that come in with one curved edge and one straightish edge. To the east (left of photo) is an external limestone surface (or poss two), one of which appears to overly the wall. Also a number of post pads, one of which was placed in the tumbled wall. To the north of the building a metre or so away, is an "industrial" area: burning, hearths and loads of medieval pottery. But virtually no pottery whatsoever in and around the circular building. Around the whole shooting match is an apparently medieval circular enclosure ditch, up to 2m deep.
What is it?
Your guess is as good as mine.
Various suggestions: dove cote (no other 'status' buildings near by), wind mill (at bottom of hill and probably not substantial enough), animal pound (but why the pit in the depression in the middle?), Roman temple (GTFOOH), viewing platform for chase (again, down a hill)......
This week I gave it up for this......
Why, oh why do I do these things.....
Anyhoo, what we seem to have is a circular structure, approx 6m diameter (outside to outside), with a 1m thick clay bonded limestone wall. In the centre there is a pit that goes down a foot or so beneath the old ground surface that the wall sits on, the slope appearing to start around a foot inside the wall.
At opposing positions on the inside of the wall are two protrusions that come in with one curved edge and one straightish edge. To the east (left of photo) is an external limestone surface (or poss two), one of which appears to overly the wall. Also a number of post pads, one of which was placed in the tumbled wall. To the north of the building a metre or so away, is an "industrial" area: burning, hearths and loads of medieval pottery. But virtually no pottery whatsoever in and around the circular building. Around the whole shooting match is an apparently medieval circular enclosure ditch, up to 2m deep.
What is it?
Your guess is as good as mine.
Various suggestions: dove cote (no other 'status' buildings near by), wind mill (at bottom of hill and probably not substantial enough), animal pound (but why the pit in the depression in the middle?), Roman temple (GTFOOH), viewing platform for chase (again, down a hill)......