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dirpiaesmsnt of the fwndnion stoner. At its mowen pint. at the east end of the
hour. ir war 4.3 m acrorr. In the eenter of the hww and an the west end, it appears to
widen to 4.5 m. The width of the eart end of the h ow war diemred by the recess m the
bedrock whlch limited the space available lo about 4.3 m. It may not have matted
strongly to the builderthat the hauw was 15 cm (7.5') widerat one end. Give ortals u
few centimetrer. the exterior dimions of the hwre war appmximalely 4.4m by 6.5m
(14.c by 21.1').
2.9 The Wdk
Arlde fmm revenl rurvivlng courses of stone behind the lire box. little evidenes of the
house walls survived. Although noching remained of their wwden elements. revenl
inferences on the wall construction an parsible thmugh the artifa~rr tha survived.
namely rhs foundation, nails and the door p rt mwlds. The pwnce of about 850 nails.
m and below the home collapse $mum, pmvrde clearevidmce that at lest three ofrhe
walls wcre likely d c fmm wmd. The east gable wall muld have been canrlrvned
wholly or panly fmm stone as the wall eollapx cowing the east side of the houw would
rugssr. The psilion of the hemh against thu wall smgiy indicates that it w
constructed from stone.
As was mentioned above, the foundarion would have supponcd a rill which m y have
measured up to 30em (I) wide. Ths r w past mlds in the foundntiw implied thu ths