All the info is from the post holes . The depth , width and number can only provide an idea of the height , bulk and overall shape to the structure . That is all that can be iferred . Whether they were carved , painted or lintelled is unknown . Stratigraphy explains the chronology , in many cases the posts are in a surrounding ditch if they were previous structures the surrounding ditch would have cut through them . If there was no ditch the fact that the second feature should respect the original would be an indication of relative contemporaneity or extreme chance if repeated elsewhere .