The Interior: Roundhouses, Scoops, and Activity Areas

Abstract

The evidence for the settlement of the palisade phase comes from around the perimeter of the site where the stratigraphy demonstrates that features were earlier than the later ramparts. The earliest feature was a scoop later infilled and over which the palisade ran. Other scoops continued in use for temporary structures and craft activity, located on the western and eastern sides of the promontory top. A number of hearths were found, together with the remains of one roundhouse which had to be demolished prior to the construction of the rampart. There were other roundhouses over the rest of the promontory, but they cannot be certainly ascribed to the palisade phase, but it is likely that some were already standing at this time.