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Post date: 04/05/2015
Site Comments:

This site consisted out of a series of connected and free standing stonewalls.it seems that this complex could extend further south into the adjacent property. The walls seems mostly fallen in and no site layout was difficult to determine. The main structure was a straight wall, approximately 12m long and running a general east-west direction located in the south-eastern corner. The wall was mostly no higher than 0.50m Several large gum trees have taken root in and alongside the wall and have collapsed the structure in places. The site seems to extend further west along the southern boundary area, since the survey found loose rocks strewn over the area. These indicated no apparent structure, but was very similar to the material used in the walls and could be evidence of collapsed structures. Grass cover here was very thick (+- 2 m high) and limited the documentation of features. The only material evidence found on the site was glass bottles, indicating a historical context for the site. One grave was located in context with the site. The grave was located 2m south of the main east-west direction The grave are was packed with stones, and oriented in east-west direction. A single shrub grew out the western end of the grave. No gravestone was present and the date of the grave is therefore unknown. its placement within the site 1 indicates that it probably dates to the same period as the stonewalls, and therefore of historical-period context.

 
 

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