The investigations on Vång Hill 2023 yielded a number of results regarding the interpreted structure dating to the Late and possibly also the Early Iron Age, which was documented on the highest crest of the hill during the previous years. For example, the presence of floor layers could be detected in both trench A and trench B.

This had a very similar character compared to the floor layers previously documented and it therefore seems likely that it should be interpreted as belonging together (see Appendix 3i). The posthole that was partially investigated in 2017 (Henriksson 2018) could also be confirmed and its similarity to the posthole that was fully investigated in 2021 (Henriksson 2022; Svensson & Derudas 2024) supports the interpretation of them both as constituting parts of the same structure, or buildings in different phases.

Recently, an interpretation of the building on Vång Hill has been presented (Svensson & Derudas 2024). This is largely a parallel to the Iron Age cult houses that have been found at central sites such as Uppåkra (Larsson & Lenntorp 2004) and Järrestad (Söderberg 2006). In the southernmost part of trench A, a stone formation is seen which hypothetically could constitute another conglomerate of postholes (see appendix 3j). If this can be interpreted as a posthole, this would support the previously presented interpretation. The presence of floor layers in large parts of the proposed extension also argues in favour of this. The hypothetically proposed building phase would measure just over ten metres in an east-west direction and up to six metres in a north-south width (see Appendix 3k). The trestle width of the proposed pairs of posts, which amounts to between two and three metres, given that each area consists of several overlapping postholes, seems somewhat large in relation to the Scanian parallels cited above. Nevertheless, several of the results from the 2023 investigations, taken together with the previous state of knowledge, indicate that the proposed interpretation may be plausible.

In this context, the posthole investigated in trench A during the current excavation is a complicating factor. In relation to the posthole investigated in 2019-2021, a trestle width of approximately 0.8 metres would be measured between the two. With such a trestle width for the construction, for example, greater similarities with the interpreted cult house in Järrestad would be seen (Söderberg 2006). If the posthole in question is to be interpreted on the basis of its similarity to the previously investigated one in trench A, however, the deposition pits investigated in 2021 should possibly also be reinterpreted as overlapping postholes. In such a case, the interpretation of the trestle width and distance would be considerably more difficult. On the other hand, it seems reasonable to interpret ditch 1065 in a delimiting function in relation to a narrower building phase based on both location and character (see Appendix 3l). A posthole parallel to that investigated within trench B at a distance of 0.8 metres has not been located in the current or previous investigations. In broader interpretation of the proposed building phase, a hypothetical parallel posthole would be located just over 1.5 metres from the area subject to stratigraphic investigation (see Appendix 3k). A parallel posthole in the narrower interpretation would be located considerably closer and would also be tangent to stratigraphically investigated trenches (see Appendix 3l). The 2013 investigations included the area where the two hypothetical parallel postholes are estimated to be located. However, the part of the then excavated area where the postholes could have been located was only subject to top soil stripping during these campaigns (Henriksson 2016). Based on the current state of knowledge, it therefore seems likely that both interpretations of building phases can be proposed on equally strong grounds. The most reasonable approach would seem to be that they are two chronologically distinct phases, which share certain elements of the structure, such as the northern bounding stone packings.