Trenches at Leiston Abbey

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  • Trench 10 was orientated NW-SE and measured 20 x 4 metres; it was positioned across both ditch and bank of a drainage feature observed running south from the Guesten Hall fishpond downslope into the north end of the field. Topsoil (10001) was removed by machine, leaving a mid-brownish grey silty clay subsoil (10002) to be removed by hand. Below this subsoil deposit a number of discrete features were identified potentially relating to two separate phases. These included a ditch feature (F1005) in the southern end of the trench, and four structural posthole features localised in the northern end of the trench.

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Plan

  • Plan: LA_3
    • Multi-context plan of trench 10. Comprises of 3 sheets and drawn at 1:20
    • Raksha Dave
    • 20-7-2014

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Features

  • Feature: LA_1001
    • Post Hole
  • Feature: LA_1002
    • Posthole
  • Feature: LA_1003
    • Posthole
  • Feature: LA_1004
    • Posthole
  • Feature: LA_1005
    • Drainage ditch
  • Feature: LA_1006
    • Small posthole

Contexts

  • Context: LA_10001
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    • Topsoil Deposit
    • James Earley
    • 9-7-2014
  • Context: LA_10002
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    • Subsoil deposit
    • James Earley
    • 9-7-2014
  • Context: LA_10003
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    • Ditch Deposit
    • Joan Sutherland
    • 9-7-2014
  • Context: LA_10004
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    • Bank deposit
    • Anna Roik
    • 10-7-2014
  • Context: LA_10005
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    • Cut of post hole
    • Julie Inett
    • 10-7-2014
  • Context: LA_10006
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    • Fill of posthole [10005]
    • Julie Inett
    • 10-7-2014
  • Context: LA_10007
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    • Cut of post hole
    • Christian Day
    • 10-7-2014
  • Context: LA_10008
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    • Fill of post hole [10007]
    • Christian Day
    • 10-7-2014
  • Context: LA_10009
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    • Bank deposit
    • Anna Roik
    • 10-7-2014
  • Context: LA_10010
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    • Fill of post hole [10007] - packing deposit surrounding post slot (10008)
    • Christian Day
    • 11-7-2014
  • Context: LA_10013
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    • Cut of post hole
    • Tara Schug
    • 11-7-2014
  • Context: LA_10014
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    • Fill of post hole [10013]
    • Raksha Dave
    • 11-7-2014
  • Context: LA_10015
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    • Fill of post hole [10013]
    • Raksha Dave
    • 11-7-2014
  • Context: LA_10016
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    • Cut for post hole
    • Ben Bazeley
    • 12-7-2014
  • Context: LA_10017
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    • Fill of [10016] - post hole fill
    • Ben Bazeley
    • 12-7-2014
  • Context: LA_10018
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    • Fill of [10016] - post hole packing
    • Ben Bazeley
    • 12-7-2014
  • Context: LA_10019
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    • Fill of ditch [10023] below (10004)
    • Joan Sutherland
    • 12-7-2014
  • Context: LA_10020
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    • Silty clay layer
    • Ben Bazeley
    • 15-7-2014
  • Context: LA_10021
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    • Cut of small post hole
    • Ben Bazeley
    • 15-7-2014
  • Context: LA_10022
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    • Fill of (10021) post hole
    • Ben Bazeley
    • 15-7-2014
  • Context: LA_10023
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    • Drainage ditch cut
    • Anna Roik
    • 16-7-2014
  • Context: LA_10024
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    • Chalky layer south of ditch (unexcavated).
    • Norma Everington
    • 18-7-2014
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