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Short Description:
Deposit adjacent to northern trench edge
Issued to
Freya Carter | 16/07/2017
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Interpretation

    • Stonier subsoil localised in north part of western part of trench
      • Chris Casswell
    • 28-7-2017

Sketch Photo

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Description

  • Firm
  • Light yellowish brown
  • Clayey silt
  • Moderately sorted stone inclusions, 15%
  • Length - 3.55 m Width - 9.00 m Depth - 0.20m
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  • Predominantly trowelling, some mattock, mostly sunny days, dry-out soil

Finds

FindtypeQuantity (No. fragments)Weight (g)Notes
Animal Bone 31 31 Animal bone (Year 2018)
Bone 1 4 Tooth (Year 2018)
Ferrous Object 2 7 Nails (Year 2018)
Flint
Human bone 1 3 Tooth (Year 2018)
Shell 2 4 (Year 2018)
Stone 2 514 1 Worked stone (516g), 1 other (25g) (Year 2018)
Bone 52 495 Animal, 4 teeth (Year 2017)
Other (add to description) 6 19 Coal (Year 2017)
Other (add to description) 8 392 Fossil, 6 marine fossils (Year 2017)
Bone 845 3421 Human/animal (Year 2017)
Other (add to description) 3 61 Klinker (Year 2017)
Other (add to description) 3 146 Motar (Year 2017)
Other (add to description) 1 9 Unidentified (Year 2017)
Other (add to description) 246 2538 White quartz pebbles (Year 2017)
Ceramic Building Material 94 579 (Year 2017)
Human bone 8 38 (Year 2017)
Lead Object 1 4 (Year 2017)
Pot 4 21 (Year 2017)
Shell 221 246 (Year 2017)
Slag 1 3 (Year 2017)
Bone 23 201 (Year 2018)
Metal 2 11 Musket balls (Year 2018)
Pot 1 3 Pottery (Year 2018)
Shell 14 79 6 oyster (63g), 8 snail (16g) (Year 2018)
Stone 102 824 Quartz pebble (Year 2018)

Feature

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Site Photos

  • Photo: LDF_179529
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    • Mid-ex. shot of west side of Trench 2, looking south, 2m scales

Plan

  • Plan: LDF_15
    • Pre-ex plan NW corner of Trench 2. Sheet 3.
    • Tim Hill
    • 15-7-2017
  • Plan: LDF_16
    • Pre-ex plan of NE corner of Trench 2. Sheet 5.
    • Anna Roik
    • 15-7-2017
  • Plan: LDF_17
    • Pre-ex plan of southern part of West side of Trench 2. Sheet 3.
    • Martin Braddock
    • 16-7-2017
  • Plan: LDF_19
    • Post-ex plan West Trench 2. Sheet 8.
    • Megan Lillington
    • 25-7-2017

Samples

  • Sample: LDF_105
    • Chris Casswell
    • 25-9-2018

Objects

  • Find: LDF_38
    • Medieval glass sherd that is stained or possibly painted -most likely to derive from the medieval priory
    • Glass
  • Find: LDF_39
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    • Medieval glass sherd that is stained or possibly painted -most likely to derive from the medieval priory
    • Glass
  • Find: LDF_106
    • Large unidentifiable oblong piece of ferrous metal
    • Iron
  • Find: LDF_114
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    • One fragment of medieval pottery
    • Ceramic
  • Find: LDF_120
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    • Four fragments of very degraded medieval metal object.
    • Iron

Record Details

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  • Freya Carter 16-7-2017
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