Explore the open archaeological data from our digs at Leiston Abbey
Trench 25 post-excavation, facing West
Trench 25 post-excavation, facing East
Trench 25 post-excavation, facing North
Trench 25 post-excavation, facing South
Trench 26, truncated medieval hearth
Trench 25 small feature, facing West
Trench 25 large feature, facing West
Trench 26 facing South
Trench 26 facing North
Trench 26 facing West
Trench 26 facing East
Trench 28 facing South East
Trench 28 facing North West
Trench 25 facing West
Trench 27 masonry foundation mid-excavation, facing North East
Trench 27 section, facing South East
Trench 27 section, facing East
Trench 26, facing South
Trench 26, facing West
Trench 26 demolition layer, facing South East
Trench 26 demolition layer, facing North
Trench 26 demolition layer, facing South West
Trench 26 mid-excavation, facing East
Trench 26 mid-excavation, facing West
Trench 27 mid-excavation showing masonry, facing North East
Trench 27 mid-excavation, facing South East
Trench 27 mid-excavation, facing North West
Trench 28 (South) pre-excavation, facing North
Trench 28 (South) pre-excavation, facing North West
Trench 28 (South) pre-excavation, facing South West
Trench 26 pre-excavation, facing West
Trench 26 pre-excavation, facing South
Trench 27 pre-excavation, facing South
Trench 27 pre-excavation, facing South East
Trench 27 pre-excavation, facing North West
Trench 28 (North) pre-excavation, facing North West
Trench 28 (North) pre-excavation, facing South East
Trench 25 pre-excavation, facing South
Trench 25 pre-excavation showing land drain, facing South East
Trench 25 pre-excavation, facing West
Trench 25 pre-excavation, facing East
Trench 20 - Post-Excavation: brick bonding in wall
Trench 17 - Post-Excavation
Trench 23 - Post-Excavation
Trench 20 - Post-Excavation
Trench 21 - Post-Excavation
Trench 17 - Mid-Excavation
Trench 19 - Mid-Excavation: Tile floor
Trench 19 - Mid-Excavation: possible wall foundation
Trench 19 - Post-Excavation
Trench 16 - Post-Excavation: compacted mortar layer
Trench 16 - Post-Excavation
Trench 20 - Mid-Excavation: post hole near brick wall
Trench 20 - Mid-Excavation: straight cut N-S
Trench 21 - Mid-Excavation
Trench 18 - Post-Excavation
Trench 15 - Post-Excavation
Trench 21 - Mid-Excavation: showing dark linear feature
Trench 16 - Mid-Excavation: after heavy rain
Trench 19 - Mid-Excavation: after heavy rain
Trench 17 - Pre-Excavation
Trench 20 - Mid-Excavation: red brick mortared wall
Trench 14 - Post-Excavation
Trench 19 - Mid-Excavation: clay floor
Trench 19 - Mid-Excavation: tiles and possible wall
Trench 20 - Mid-Excavation: rubble deposit above wall
Trench 15 - Mid-Excavation
Trench 14 - Mid-Excavation: made up floor layer
Trench 22 - Post-Excavation
Trench 18 - Mid-Excavation
Trench 18 - Mid-Excavation: wall foundation
Trench 18 - Mid-Excavation: foundation wall
Trench 16 - Mid-Excavation: surface beneath plough furrows
Trench 20 - Mid-Excavation
Trench 19 - Mid-Excavation: surface beneath plough furrows including possible wall foundation
Trench 18 - Mid-Excavation: cobbled surface surrounding limestone wall.
Trench 18 - Mid-Excavation: limestone and flint foundation wall.
Trench 18 - Mid-Excavation: demolished mixed rubble.
Trench 18 - Mid-Excavation: cobbled feature.
Trench 22 - Mid-Excavation: chalky layer.
Trench 16 - Mid-excavation: excavated furrows
Trench 16 - Mid-Excavation: excavated furrows
Trench 19 - Mid-Excavation: excavated furrows.
Trench 16 - Pre-Excavation
Trench 14 - Mid-Excavation: sandy layer.
Trench 14 - Mid-Excavation.
Trench 22 - Pre-Excavation
Trench 20 - Pre-Excavation
Trench 21 - Pre-Excavation
Trench 14 - Mid-Excavation
Trench 14 - Pre-Excavation.
Trench 8 showing relationship of drain to filled-in arch in Rere Dorter wall, post-ex
Trench 8 showing previous (1980s) trench cut and reconstructed drain
Trench 8 showing association between drain and rere dorter wall, post-excavation
Trench 1 post-hole cut post-ex
Trench 1 ditch cut post-ex, terminates in N side of trench.
Trench 1 ditch cut post-ex, terminates in S side of trench.
Trench 1 ditch cut post-ex, terminates in S side of trench
Trench 1 post-ex; pointing WNW
Trench 1 post-ex; pointing ESE
Trench 9 post-ex; pointing N
Trench 9 post-ex; pointing E
Trench 9 post-ex; pointing W
Trench 9 trench section facing S, shows possible drain cut
Trench section facing N, also shows pot LA_87 exposed prior to removal
Trench 9 - pot sherds in situ
Water channel ditch cut, post-ex
Trench 12 water channel feature post-ex
Trench 13 water channel feature post-ex
Trench 11 ditch; pointing E
Trench 11 ditch; pointing NW
Trench 11 ditch; pointing SE
Trench 10 post holes; pointing SE
Trench 10 postholes; pointing NW
Trench 10 ditch; pointing N
Trench 10 ditch; pointing NE
Trench 8 mid-ex working shot
Trench 11 post hole fully excavated; pointing SW
Trench 11 post hole fully excavated; pointing N
Trench 10 post hole mid-ex working picture; pointing N
Trench 10 post hole mid-ex working picture; pointing SSW
Trench 10 post hole mid-ex working picture; pointing S
Trench 10, worked stone blocks with possible metalwork within the fill context 10019, wider more general …
Trench 10, worked stone blocks with possible metalwork within the fill context 10019.
Trench 9 mid-ex; pointing W
Trench 11 post hole; overhead
Trench 11 post hole; pointing N
Trench 11 working shot; pointing SSW
Trench 1 mid-ex; pointing WNW
Trench 1 mid-ex; pointing ESE
Trench 11 gully cutting gully
Trench 10 post hole; pointing ENE
Trench 9 subsoil; pointing N
Trench 11 gully and pits profile
Trench 11 gully cut profile
Trench 11 gully cut; pointing E
Trench 11 gully cut; pointing W
Trench 11 post hole; pointing NW
Trench 11 pit; pointing NW
Trench 11 gully; pointing NW
Trench 10 post hole; pointing NE
Trench 9 pre-ex; pointing N
Trench 1 pre-ex cuts and fill; pointing WNW
Trench 1 pre-ex cuts and fill; pointing ESE
Trench 1 pre-ex; pointing ENE
Trench 1 pre-ex exposing previous season's trench; pointing WSW
Trench 13 pre-ex; pointing W
Trench 13 pre-ex; pointing E
Trench 12 pre-ex cut and fill; pointing S
Trench 12 pre-ex; pointing E
Trench 12 pre-ex; pointing W
Trench 11 pre-ex rubble spread; pointing ENE
Trench 11 pre-ex; pointing NNW
Trench 11 pre-ex; pointing SSE
Trench 10 pre-ex; pointing SSE
Trench 10 pre-ex cut and fill; pointing NNW
Trench 10 pre-ex; pointing NNW
Trench 14 topsoil layer showing entrances to the rabbit warrens