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Grain Processing

Within two of the roundhouse ring ditches rotary quern stones were identified. Three of the quern stones had been arranged in a straight line along the base of the ring ditch of one of the roundhouses, which suggests deliberate deposition. This roundhouse also contained a pit which had evidence of grain being deliberately deposited within it for storage. Taken together, this confirms that substantial grain processing occurred on site in the Late Iron Age. Cooking waste and evidence for on-site food processing was identified relating to both periods, confirming this was a small agrarian settlement with access to grain, livestock and wild natural resources.