Trenches at Leiston Abbey

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  • Driveway trench - on verge

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  • One of two trenches on the grass verge (Trench 18) and field boundary (Trench 17) along the present day route into the site, investigated to assess the evidence for a potential location for the Abbey’s gatehouse. Trench 17 measure 25m x 0.75m.

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Plan

  • Plan: LA_21
    • Post ex plan of trench 18 drawn at 1:20
    • Ben Swain
    • 23-7-2015

Section

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Features

  • Feature: LA_1801
    • sub circular cobbled feature
  • Feature: LA_1802
    • Limestone and Flint Foundation Wall
  • Feature: LA_1803
    • Mixed Rubble Dump

Contexts

  • Context: LA_18001
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    • Topsoil
    • Jacky Robertson
    • 18-7-2015
  • Context: LA_18002
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    • Subsoil
    • Rita Baker
    • 18-7-2015
  • Context: LA_18003
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    • Cut of Cobbled feature
    • Rita Baker
    • 18-7-2015
  • Context: LA_18004
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    • Natural Subsoil
    • Rita Baker
    • 18-7-2015
  • Context: LA_18005
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    • Cobbled surface
    • Rita Baker
    • 18-7-2015
  • Context: LA_18006
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    • Demolished mixed rubble
    • Ben Swain
    • 18-7-2015
  • Context: LA_18007
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    • Limestone and flint foundation wall
    • Ben Swain
    • 18-7-2015
  • Context: LA_18008
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    • Fill of cobbled feature
    • Ben Swain
    • 26-7-2015
  • Context: LA_18009
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    • Cobbled surface
    • Ben Swain
    • 26-7-2015
  • Context: LA_18010
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    • Compact leveling surface
    • Ben Swain
    • 29-7-2015
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