▁from ▁re eds ▁from ▁the ▁banks ▁of ▁the ▁T ay . ▁There ▁would ▁be ▁a ▁single ▁room ▁for ▁living ▁space , ▁with ▁one ▁end ▁cord oned - off ▁for ▁animals . ▁An ▁open ▁hear th ▁would ▁have ▁provided ▁heat , ▁possibly ▁with ▁a ▁hole ▁in ▁the ▁roof ▁to ▁extract ▁smoke . ▁Dom estic ▁rub b ish ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁thrown ▁onto ▁a ▁m idden ▁near ▁the ▁entrance . ▁Att ached ▁to ▁the ▁h ut ▁was ▁a ▁yard ▁where ▁h ens ▁or ▁p igs ▁for aged ▁and ▁veget ables ▁were ▁grown . ▁En clos ing ▁the ▁settlement ▁was ▁a ▁d itch , ▁beyond ▁which ▁was ▁the ▁a rable ▁land , ▁and ▁separated ▁from ▁it ▁by ▁the ▁head ▁dy ke ▁was ▁the ▁past ure . ▁ ▁The ▁main ▁cro ps ▁grown ▁at ▁Pit med d le , ▁per ▁three ▁ 1 7 th ▁century ▁rent ▁roll s , ▁were ▁bere ▁( a ▁four - eared ▁variety ▁of ▁bar ley ) ▁and ▁o ats . ▁These ▁also ▁formed ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁the ▁pe as ants ' ▁di ets . ▁Whe at ▁was ▁later ▁also ▁grown . ▁ ▁Pit middle ▁is ▁believe ▁to ▁have ▁had ▁a ▁sh iel ing ▁on ▁Black law ▁( Black ▁Hill ) ▁to ▁the ▁north . ▁By ▁ 1 6 0 9 , ▁these ▁had ▁been ▁turned ▁into ▁a ▁sheep ▁farm . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁century , ▁And rou ▁Ben bie ▁( poss ibly ▁Ben vie ) ▁was ▁living ▁as ▁a ▁w right . ▁Also , ▁Edmund ▁Jackson ▁was