Short Description:
Demolition layer
Issued to
Lisa Westcott Wilkins | 15/09/2016
Interpretation
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- Demolition layer relating to the destruction of the first site of Leiston Abbey in able to re-use the masonry for the relocation of the abbey to its second and present site.
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- Raksha Dave
- 23-9-2016
Sketch Photo
Description
- Friable
- Light grey white
- Mortar, lime and sand
- Small sub angular pebbles and cobbles of chalk and flint, charcoal flecks
- Length 2.30m Width 2.30m Depth 0.30m
- Truncated by [26009]
- Dug by hand with trowel, shovel and hoe
Finds
| Findtype | Quantity (No. fragments) | Weight (g) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ceramic Building Material | 1 | 205 | Brick |
| Ceramic Building Material | 3 | 437 | Tile |
| Ferrous Object | 2 | 14 | Nail |
| Flint | 1 | 409 | |
| Other (add to description) | 24 | 1660 | Mortar |
| Other (add to description) | 5 | 578 | Plaster |
| Shell | 1 | 17 | Oyster |
| Stone | 8 | 841 | Lime stone |
| Ceramic Building Material | 4 | 146 | Tile (discarded) |
Feature
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Feature: LA_2603
- The creation of the next levelling layer for the next phase of construction after the disuse of the earliest phase of the abbey and its subsequent destruction.
Site Photos
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Photo: LA_163410
- Trench 26 mid-excavation, facing West
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Photo: LA_163411
- Trench 26 mid-excavation, facing East
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Photo: LA_163728
- Trench 26 demolition layer, facing South East
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Photo: LA_163729
- Trench 26 demolition layer, facing South West
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Photo: LA_163730
- Trench 26 demolition layer, facing North
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Photo: LA_163735
- Trench 26, facing West
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Photo: LA_163736
- Trench 26, facing South
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Photo: LA_163992
- Trench 26 facing North
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Photo: LA_163993
- Trench 26 facing South
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Photo: LA_163994
- Trench 26 facing East
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Photo: LA_163995
- Trench 26 facing West
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Photo: LA_164012
- Trench 26 facing North
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Photo: LA_164013
- Trench 26 facing South
Plan
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Plan: LA_37
- Multi-context plan of Trench 26
- Lisa Westcott Wilkins
- 16-9-2016
Samples
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Sample: LA_85
- Raksha Dave
- 17-9-2016
Record Details
- Lisa Westcott Wilkins 15-9-2016
- 16-9-2016