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Road, class 3 togher

What is recorded here

The site (Wth 2.94m; D 0.44m) consists of roundwoods and brushwood laid in two layers. The lower layer is composed of irregularly laid light brushwood with a general E-W orientation, concentrated on the SW side of the site. The upper layer is composed of parallel roundwoods (diam. 0.09-0.125m), interspersed with pieces of brushwood set 0.09-0.38m apart. The two largest roundwoods delimit the structure, with a further displaced roundwood on the SW side. Toolmarks and partial tear-marks are present on some of the pieces. Wood species include willow, hazel, alder, birch and ash. The site lies in moderately humified Sphagnum peat with some Eriophorum and ericaceous remains in an area of dense archaeological activity. SMR WM039-349----, SMR WM039-350----and this site form a cluster 2.5m around the N end of SMR WM039-180----. Date of upload: 22 August 2013

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