Thesaurus Term/Concept: GRUBENHAUS

Identifier 68927
Class MONUMENT TYPE
Status Preferred
Index? Yes
Scope Note A timber building based around a sunken hollow, the floor of which may have been suspended above the hollow to counteract dampness. Grubenhauser are believed to date from the 5th to 8th centuries AD but may be earlier. Use Grubenhauser as plural.

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Context Record
Monument Type MNT11840 E Med features at Girton Quarry southern extension (Element)
Monument Type MNT11817 E Med Grubenhaus, Girton Quarry southern extension (Element)
Monument Type MNT11821 E Med sunken floored features in Girton Quarry southern extension (Element)
Monument Type MNT11850 Early medieval Grubenhaus from Holme Pierrepont Quarry (Element)