The material presented here is a preliminary study of charred textiles from an early Medieval stronghold, damaged by fire probably in the late tenth or the first half of the eleventh century. The stronghold became a grave by chance. Layered fabrics were found on a fragment of a teenager’s long bone. As these were of different quality fabrics, it is assumed that he was originally dressed in at least three layers of clothing. Other woollen fabrics were also found in the burnt area, and had been affected by the high temperature as well. Consequently, the possibilities for preliminary analysis were quite limited. It did, however, show that at this site there was a definite predominance of fabrics in tabby and not, as demonstrated statistically at other sites, in 2/2 twill. It is usual in any scientific discipline to report atypical results that deviate from commonly accepted findings, so the authors of this article have decided to present the collection of fabrics found.