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Thesaurus Term/Concept: PILE DWELLING

Identifier 68955
Class MONUMENT TYPE
Status Preferred
Index? Yes
Scope Note A dwelling built on marshy, boggy or waterlogged land using timber piles driven vertically into the ground to raise the floor above the ground to prevent flooding.

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Context Record
Monument Type MEX34934 Possible Iron Age pile dwelling, near Lawling Creek (Monument)
Monument Type MEX24834 Possible prehistoric pile dwelling, North of 'The Warren House' (Monument)