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courtyard house
[MC].
[MC].
Type of late Iron Age house found in Cornwall in the southwest of England dating to the later 1st millennium
bc
and early 1st millennium
ad
. Such houses have a cellular plan with a central precinct off which there are two or more chambers. The outer wall is generally curvilinear and irregular in plan. Entry to the central precinct is gained through a single narrow doorway; from the precinct there is access to some but not all of the attached chambers, many of which are interconnecting and can only be entered via another internal room. Courtyard houses are found singly or in village clusters.
bc
and early 1st millennium
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. Such houses have a cellular plan with a central precinct off which there are two or more chambers. The outer wall is generally curvilinear and irregular in plan. Entry to the central precinct is gained through a single narrow doorway; from the precinct there is access to some but not all of the attached chambers, many of which are interconnecting and can only be entered via another internal room. Courtyard houses are found singly or in village clusters.
courtyard inn
[MC].
[MC].
A traditional style of inn, often originally a coaching inn, where the main buildings are set back from the street and are arranged around an open courtyard.
courtyard villa
(courtyard house)
[MC].
(courtyard house)
[MC].
A type of Roman
VILLA
found in many parts of the empire distinguished by its characteristic ground plan in which there is a central rectangular courtyard entered by a front gateway, with ranges of rooms on at least one side and sometimes on all four sides. The sides not formed by ranges of rooms are marked by a wall. The courtyard itself can be paved or, more often, planted as a small garden. Some courtyard villas developed out of earlier
WINGED CORRIDOR VILLAS
through the addition of extra ranges. In general, courtyard villas were amongst the grandest villas and were presumably occupied by the more wealthy landowners.
VILLA
found in many parts of the empire distinguished by its characteristic ground plan in which there is a central rectangular courtyard entered by a front gateway, with ranges of rooms on at least one side and sometimes on all four sides. The sides not formed by ranges of rooms are marked by a wall. The courtyard itself can be paved or, more often, planted as a small garden. Some courtyard villas developed out of earlier
WINGED CORRIDOR VILLAS
through the addition of extra ranges. In general, courtyard villas were amongst the grandest villas and were presumably occupied by the more wealthy landowners.
coved
[De].
[De].
Provided with a concave moulding.
cover sand
[De].
[De].
Layers of sand deposited by wind action across areas of countryside to provide a cover deposit over any exposed ground surface or vegetation. The source of the sand is most often coastal dune systems or glacial outwash deposits. Substantial accumulations will sometimes occur with the result that old ground surfaces and any cultural material on them is buried and well sealed. Also known as blow sand layers.
Covesea Phase
[CP].
[CP].
A regional industrial tradition of the
EWART PARK PHASE
of the British later Bronze Age represented in Scotland and characterized by finds from the Covesea Cave, Grampian.
EWART PARK PHASE
of the British later Bronze Age represented in Scotland and characterized by finds from the Covesea Cave, Grampian.
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