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Short Description:
Cellar wall Grid 3
Issued to
Tony Chapa | 02/06/2018
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Interpretation

    • Substantial cellar structure, believed to have had several uses over the course of it's lifespan, including botanical/garden house, print shop and cottage/residence.
      • Brendon Wilkins
    • 4-6-2018

Sketch Photo

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Stratigraphic Matrix

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Description

  • Limestone blocks
  • variable, extending from small cobbles designed to infil between courses to large undressed boulders up to 1m long.
  • Roughly dressed
  • drystone, with mortar render in places
  • Rectangular wall footing for wooden super structure
  • structure orientated north-south (length) and east-west (width), with internal faces of cellar exposed, and external faces buried by bank material/terraced.
  • No bonding material
  • Overall dimensions of the structure are approximately: Length (N-S) - 10m Width (E-W) - 7.5m Depth - up to 1.4m Individual stone dimensions variable
  • Structure also identified as F301

Finds

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Feature

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Site Photos

  • Photo: DGD_180086
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    • East facing cellar wall, Slot 1, looking west, 1m scales
  • Photo: DGD_180087
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    • North facing cellar wall, Slot 1, looking south, 1m scales
  • Photo: DGD_180089
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    • Cellar wall, Slot 1, looking southwest, 1m scales
  • Photo: DGD_180582
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    • Post-excavation photo of possible blocked entrance at northern end of Slot 3, looking west, 1m scales
  • Photo: DGD_180583
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    • Post-excavation photo of possible 'threshold' or base of window in western wall of cellar, looking west, 1m scale
  • Photo: DGD_180593
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    • South facing elevation of wall continuing north beyong edge of excavation, looking north, 1m scale

Objects

  • Find: DGD_76
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    • Redware clay pipe fragment
    • Ceramic

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