Must Farm Pile Dwelling
Must Farm Pile Dwelling Complex
Late Bronze Age (1000–800 BCE)·Deverel-Rimbury·🇬🇧 Cambridgeshire, The Fens, United Kingdom
About
About Must Farm Pile Dwelling
Must Farm Pile Dwelling in Cambridgeshire, The Fens, United Kingdom is a Late Bronze Age (1000–800 BCE) ancient village attributed to Deverel-Rimbury culture. Detailed survey and excavation document architectural phasing. The site includes a principal feature and ancillary settlement or ceremonial elements.
Why it mattersKey Deverel-Rimbury site illustrating Late Bronze Age (1000–800 BCE) ancient-village traditions.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology of Must Farm Pile Dwelling
- 02Function of ancillary enclosures
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for Deverel-Rimbury
- 02Defensive and ritual focus
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 1000 BCE
- Period
- Late Bronze Age (1000–800 BCE)
- Culture
- Deverel-Rimbury
- Purpose
- Stilt village over river channel (British Pompeii)
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 1000 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1000 CE
Abandonment or reuse
On the ground
Structures & features
52.5666° N · 0.1722° W · 213 m · 3 mapped features
Must Farm Pile Dwelling — Principal Feature
structurePrimary ancient-village feature at Must Farm Pile Dwelling
52.5674° N · 0.1714° WMust Farm Pile Dwelling — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary complex at Must Farm Pile Dwelling with settlement traces
52.5659° N · 0.1728° WMust Farm Pile Dwelling — Outlier
rock artOutlier alignment or rock art at Must Farm Pile Dwelling
52.5677° N · 0.1732° W