Feature by Site, 18AN46

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18AN46—Middle Plantation  (60 features)

FeatureFeature Notes
18AN46 Brick Spring, Feature 520 x 24 inch (roughly) brick box (walls and floor), pig iron bar in place with brick
18AN46 Cellar under QuartersPost-set cellar structure, earthfast 20 x 15 foot structure with 6 postholes, underlain by 10 x 17 foot cellar, wooden walls
18AN46 Cellar under Quarters, Feature 4 Cellar10 x 17 foot wood lined post set cellar, 7 soil strata (4A-4G)
18AN46 Cooler 5E, East CoolerArea 5E east cooler, 6 x 6 feet, 4-post earthfast building
18AN46 Cooler 5E, West CoolerArea 5E west cooler, 4-post earthfast building, 6 x 6 feet
18AN46 Cooler 5W, East CoolerEast coolor in area 5W, 4 x 4.5 feet, 4-post earthfast structure
18AN46 Cooler 5W, South CoolerSouth cooler in area 5W, 5 x 6 feet, 4-post earthfast structure, brick pad along one side
18AN46 Cooler 5W, West Cooler5W west cooler, 6 x 6 feet, 4-post earthfast structure
18AN46 Ditch Fence, Feature 29Ditch 4 feet wide and 2 feet deep, extending for 137 feet north of the north fence, possible boundary ditch fence, filled early 18th c.
18AN46 Dog Burial, Feature 31Complete dog skeleton in Area 5NN
18AN46 Dog Burial, Feature 7Dog burial in refuse pit containing 1730s-60s pipe fragments
18AN46 Early Outbuilding11 x 7.5 foot 4-post earthfast structure overlain by kitchen west end, function unknown
18AN46 Feature 1Brick and refuse pit, 5 foot circular pit, 20 feet west of kitchen, filled with brick, ash, and mortar
18AN46 Feature 12Privy pit, 3 x 4 feet, semi-circular, 36 feet north of kitchen
18AN46 Feature 13Privy pit (?), 6 x 3 feet, 10 feet north of kitchen, rounded base
18AN46 Feature 17Ash and refuse pit, 3 feet diameter, SW of Quarter Cellar 4
18AN46 Feature 18Ash and refuse pit NE of Quarter Cellar Feature 4, 6 foot circular pit
18AN46 Feature 19Ash and refuse pit, 4 x 5 foot oval, NE of Quarter Cellar Feature 4
18AN46 Feature 22Privy pit, 2.5 x 3 feet, 60 feet north of kitchen, sterile
18AN46 Feature 23Privy pit, 2.5 x 3 feet, NW of Feature 22, sterile fill
18AN46 Feature 25Refuse pit measuring 3 x 8 feet in spring 5W area
18AN46 Feature 3Trash pit, 7 x 7.5 foot oval, located 36 feet east of dwelling, window glass and window lead
18AN46 Feature 32Refuse pit, 52 feet east of workhouse/quarter, domestic debris
18AN46 Feature 33Ash and refuse pit, associated with Quarter Cellar Feature 30
18AN46 Feature 34Square pit, 20 x 20 inches square, 24 feet east of Quarter Cellar 4
18AN46 Feature 8Ash and refuse pit, 3 feet diameter, near Feature 4 quarter, cut for Feature 6 wattle fence
18AN46 Feature E-1Refuse pit, 16 x 18 inches
18AN46 Feature E-2Set of 3 small refuse pits, probably later than site
18AN46 First Tobacco Barn40 x 21 feet earthfast structure, sterile fill in postholes, 13 postholes
18AN46 Kitchen16 x 30 foot earthfast structure, 9 postholes, 2 with possible repairs, overlaps earlier structure
18AN46 Kitchen Chimney BaseChimney base, 3 feet wide, and chimney fall rubble
18AN46 Kitchen Feature 2Subfloor pit in kitchen, 3 x 9 feet, filled with ash and domestic debris
18AN46 Main Dwelling20 x 40 foot dwelling with 10 postholes and storage cellar (Feature 16)
18AN46 Main Dwelling Feature 16Storage pit under dwelling, 5 x 6 feet x 4 inches deep, largely sterile fill
18AN46 Milkhouse8 x 12 feet, earthfast, 4 posts
18AN46 Milkhouse Feature 9Brick lined pit inside milkhouse, 2 x 2 feet square
18AN46 North FenceFence postholes set at 10 foot intervals for 155 feet, 16 postholes turning E-W, sterile fill in all posthole fills, from just north of yard enclosure to tobacco barns
18AN46 Outbuilding 15 x 5 foot earthfast 4-post outbuilding 19 feet north of workhouse/quarter, postholes largely sterile
18AN46 Outbuilding 27 x 8 foot outbuilding 19 feet west of dwelling, posthole fill largely sterile
18AN46 Outbuilding over Feature 115.5 x 9 foot earthfast building underlain by Feature 11, subfloor pit
18AN46 Outbuilding, Feature 11Trapezoidal pit with 1 16 inch step, 6 x 2.5 to 3 feet wide
18AN46 Quarter with CellarBuilding on south side of spring, 12.5 x 20.5 foot earthfast structure, 6 postholes (double post molds in corner posts)
18AN46 Quarter with Cellar, Feature 30Cellar under structure south of spring, 9.5 x 15 foot dimensions, set with split haft round posts, lined with boards, 3 fill layers (30A, B, and C)
18AN46 Root Cellar, Feature 275.75 x 8.5 feet x 2.5 feet deep, corner set posts for overlapping structure, wood-lined walls
18AN46 Root Cellar, Feature 284 x 5 feet x 2 feet deep, sterile fill
18AN46 Second Tobacco Barn40 x 22 foot earthfast structure, 10 postholes
18AN46 South FenceFence postholes set at 10 foot intervals for 82 feet, 9 holes, extend from fenced yard enclosure east towards tobacco barns, sterile fill for all postholes
18AN46 Spring Area 5NNArea north of 5N, light scatters of domestic debris, ash, and brick rubble, sets of double postholes
18AN46 Spring, Area 5Part of large 248 x 35 foot wide waterlogged area south of main house, Area 5 east of lane and adjacent to bricked spring Feature 5
18AN46 Spring, Area 5ESpring area fill east of Area 5, botanicals and household debris
18AN46 Spring, Area 5NNorth of spring area 5, large quantities household refuse
18AN46 Spring, Area 5WSpring area west of lane near Feature 26 spring and coolers, lot of architectural debris (mortar, brick), ash, North Devon earthenward, white pipe clay Madonna figurine
18AN46 Spring, Area 5XFurthest east spring fill, pipe clay figurines and bottle seals, also contained a fence rail "dam"
18AN46 Spring, Feature 2642 x 22 foot bowl shaped depression forming a spring, contained a child's shoe
18AN46 Storage Pit, Feature 156 x 6 feet x 2 feet deep
18AN46 Wattle Fence, Feature 35Trench for wattle fence, 7 inches wide, turns from SW corner main dwelling to west before turning north and then back east, forms yard around dwelling
18AN46 Wattle Fence, Feature 6 and 6NTrench for wattle fence, 6-8 inches wide, cut Features 4, 8, and 1, cooler structure
18AN46 Wine Cellar, Feature 148.5 x 10 foot unlined cellar with 3 earth steps at short end, filled with ash and domestic debris, soil strata, filled 18th c.
18AN46 Workhouse/Quarter15 x 25 foot earthfast structure, 6 postholes, contained subfloor pit (Feature 10), largely sterile posthole fill
18AN46 Workhouse/Quarter, Feature 10Subfloor pit (probably 2 intersecting pits) inside workhouse/quarter, contained tools and domestic debris, 4 x 4 feet (one section) and 4.5 x 3.8 feet (second section)