Iron Age farmstead, Well Hill (Stannington)
Remains of a probable Iron Age farmstead were discovered during excavations in 2014. A series of large ditches was revealed which appear to form two or more enclosures. Overlying the ditch fill were several spreads of cobbles, one of which may be structural. Within the smaller of the two enclosures were numerous shallow gullies. Although the phasing is difficult to determine, the most substantial ditch is similar to those of late Iron Age enclosures in the region. The stone spreads and gullies appear to be later and it is speculated that a perhaps Iron Age enclosure was reused and subsequently extended in the medieval period.
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STRIP MAP AND SAMPLE, Well Hill opencast coal site, Stannington 2014; The Archaeological Practice Ltd
EVALUATION, Well Hill opencast coal site, Stannington 2014; The Archaeological Practice Ltd
EVALUATION, Well Hill opencast coal site, Stannington 2014; The Archaeological Practice Ltd
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