NHER 5324 (Monument record) - Site of Beaker hut or shelter, The Oaks

[1]'s Field 79 find 93.

1965. Site of Beaker hut excavated.
Including fragment of stone axe: N117, chiastolite slate (F.S. Wallis), see (S1).
About 914m (1000 yds) southeast of Blackdyke Farm.
Plans and sections at NCM. NCM 571.965.
E.B. Green (NCM)

17 stake holes found with birch stakes (Now NCM), barbed and tanged arrowhead found on surface, see catalogue. See (S2) and (S3).
E. Rose (NAU).

Full details in file.

This is site 93 in (S3) and (S4). A roughly circular area of dark soil was revealed, with three hearths and a series of birch stakes which acted as a windbreak. This site is associated with a number of other Beaker sites in the immediate area. The surface finds and excavated areas seem to be grouped in distinct clusters, although it is difficult to establish the exact relationship between them. Although the features recorded are not enough to imply a permanent settlement, the finds recovered indicate that Beaker activity in this area was more than a temporary occupation site.
See (S3) and (S4) for more details.
S. Spooner (NLA) 9 March 2006