Discovered a 600-year-old house underground

A medieval house with thick brick walls and caviar limestone fireplace is more likely to belong to a high-ranking person.

The house is located near the Old Bishop Castle in Llandaff, Cardiff, Wales, built around 1450 with 1m and 2m high walls, found during the digging and repair of old public toilets to build a moving center. production and new community, BBC reported on 11/11. Toilets have been around since the 1930s, located in Pound, an area used to house wildlife in the 17th century.

Ruins of an old 10m long house in Llandaff.(Photo: BBC).

More than 200 students and 35 volunteers have been digging since September. In addition to the wall, they also found fireplaces, ceramic floor tiles with checkered motifs, animal bones and horseshoes."We were surprised to find a high-class building," archaeologist Tim Young said. Among the items Young discovered was a coin minted in Paris in the early 1300s.

The house is about 10m long, can be considered luxurious because Bath (limestone fish eggs) to build a fireplace. This stone was also used to build Llandaff's large church and was quite rare at that time. Scientists are not clear who owns the house. However, Young said that this could be of high status because the house is located near the Old Bishop castle.

The old house will be covered to build a new community center. The construction is undertaken by Llandaff 50+, an organization that helps people over 50 years of age to integrate into society.

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