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Thesaurus Term/Concept: LONGHOUSE

Identifier 104173
Class MONUMENT TYPE
Status Preferred
Index? Yes
Scope Note A building that housed humans and cattle under one roof, with a shared entrance providing access to the cattle housing (usually downslope) and the dwelling area.

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Context Record
Monument Type MEX1050666 Area D Land North of Heybridge (Monument)
Monument Type MEX38780 Early medieval longhouse at Great Holt's Farm (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1039717 Medieval landscape features at Hadleigh Castle (Monument)
Monument Type MEX38812 Neolithic causewayed enclosure and longhouse at Gilden Way, Harlowbury (Monument)