The 4 post structures.

The Above photo's show the post holes for several four-post structures, currently interpreted as grain stores, due to the quantity of grain found in the post hole fill. It is thought that these structures are contemporary with the last stage of main activity at Sutton common. These four post structures were possibly used to store grain above ground and thus away from rising damp. Evidence of premature germination may indicate that the structures were not able to cope with the moisture levels and may be why the enclosure appears to have quickly fallen out of use after there erection. It is possible that this phase of building at Sutton Common was in order to create a "grain bank" for a very large Iron Age community - some 150 four post structures have been found - each measuring some 2-2.5m square. It is difficult to estimate the total amount of grain that may have been held but potentially some 3-500 tons of grain were intended to be stored in the large enclosure.

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