Trenches at Leiston Abbey

Explore the open archaeological data from our digs at Leiston Abbey

  • The Allotment Area

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  • One of three small 3 x 3m trenches were located in this area (20, 21 and 22), a former allotment garden used recently when the site belonged to a Christian retreat. Trench 20 was positioned adjacent to a north-south driveway into the site - a potential candidate for the inner Abbey gatehouse. Results confirmed the presence of a substantail east - west aligned wall structure dasting to the late medieval period. The full footprint was not visible, however, and may be a later development to the site contemporary with the remodelling of the Tudor inner gatehouse.

3-D Models

Plan

  • Plan: LA_20
    • Rubble deposit above wall
    • Rosanna Ring
    • 23-7-2015

Section

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Features

  • Feature: LA_2001
    • Masonry foundation wall
  • Feature: LA_2002
    • Floor
  • Feature: LA_2003
    • Levelling layer
  • Feature: LA_2004
    • hedge line
  • Feature: LA_2005
    • Post hole

Contexts

  • Context: LA_20001
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    • Topsoil
    • Sara Gibson
    • 15-7-2015
  • Context: LA_20002
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    • Subsoil
    • Edwin Lambert
    • 15-7-2015
  • Context: LA_20003
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    • Re-deposited layer
    • Rosanna Ring
    • 19-7-2015
  • Context: LA_20004
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    • Rubble deposit above wall
    • Tara Schug
    • 22-7-2015
  • Context: LA_20005
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    • Red brick, mortared wall
    • Rosanna Ring
    • 23-7-2015
  • Context: LA_20006
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    • Yellow sandy layer, containing chalk and brick rubble.
    • Xose Gago
    • 26-7-2015
  • Context: LA_20007
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    • Recent cut for modern fence
    • Xose Gago
    • 26-7-2015
  • Context: LA_20008
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    • Fill of modern hedge/fence line
    • Xose Gago
    • 26-7-2015
  • Context: LA_20009
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    • Post hole
    • Xose Gago
    • 26-7-2015
  • Context: LA_20010
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    • Post hole fill
    • Xose Gago
    • 26-7-2015
  • Context: LA_20011
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    • Dark layer to the South of Wall LA_20005
    • Xose Gago
    • 26-7-2015
  • Context: LA_20012
    • Leveling deposit for wall feature (2005)
    • Xose Gago
    • 27-7-2015
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