Thesaurus Term/Concept: STAKE HOLE

Identifier 94083
Class MONUMENT TYPE
Status Preferred
Index? Yes
Scope Note A hole in the ground which has been created by driving or hammering an upright stake into the ground. As a feature of some archaeological sites they may often represent the only surviving evidence for the former presence of an above-ground structure.

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Context Record
Monument Type MWX3661 Bestwall Quarry Archaeological Project, Field J, Bronze Age domestic area and cremations (Monument)
Monument Type MDO6821 Medieval activity near Castle Street, Old Orchard Car Park, Poole (Monument)
Monument Type MDO8140 Medieval gully, 26 East Street, Wareham (Monument)
Monument Type MDO47833 Neolithic occupation, Fir Tree Field, Down Farm, Gussage St Michael (Monument)
Monument Type MDO19363 Staggs, Christchurch (site X12); structure [S1] (Monument)