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Unless you have some additional evidence that suggests your barrel is a =
tanning vat, I'd go with the privy or well interpretation.  Tanning vats =
almost invariably were rectangular/square. Generally, the only round =
features expected at a tannery site would be leach pits (after the mid =
19th century, though, these were above-ground tubs).
 
David S. Rotenstein
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