Thesaurus Term/Concept: GRUBENHAUS

Identifier	68927
Class	MONUMENT TYPE
Status	Preferred
Index?	Yes
Scope Note	A timber building based around a sunken hollow, the floor of which may have been suspended above the hollow to counteract dampness. Grubenhauser are believed to date from the 5th to 8th centuries AD but may be earlier. Use Grubenhauser as plural.

Context	Record
Monument Type	MCH25330 Excavated Remains of Ovens/Kitchen?, Early Medieval Date, Bowe's Gate Road, Bunbury (Monument)
Monument Type	MCH18635 Group of Saxon Grubenhausen, 26 - 42 Lower Bridge Street (Phase IV) (Monument)
Monument Type	MCH18658 Saxon Grubenhaus, Hunter Street School (Monument)
Monument Type	MCH18634 Sunken Saxon Hut, 26 - 42 Lower Bridge Street (Phase III) (Monument)
Monument Type	MCH18665 Two Late Saxon Sunken Buildings, Hamilton Place (Monument)