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Pit report for 1846892 - Now showing Pit no. 01

The Conclusions - Small pieces of charcoal scattered throughout the site suggest a highly disturbed pit, obvious as a trench must have been dug for the AWA pipe, but even the harder northern end shows signs of disturbance. The most notable being the roof tile (12) which was found at the bottom of the pit (410mm). Although the cottage is thatched a previous photo (see Images) shows a tiled porch directly above the test pit. The tiles with nail holes are presumed to be part of this porch. In general the pit shows signs of habitation, the pit would have been directly outside the backdoor before renovation took place. Clay pipe, broken pot and glass all being found in small quantity. Sadly, recent building seems to have destroyed the context of the pit. There are several pieces of pipe or pot that still need identifyiny and dating.

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