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Short Description:
Pit fill
Issued to
Kevin Wilbraham | 21/06/2016
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Interpretation

    • Dump layer of limpets within fill of pit
      • Chris Swindells
    • 22-6-2016

Sketch Photo

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Stratigraphic Matrix

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Description

  • Soft
  • Mid grey brown
  • Sandy silt
  • Dense clumps of limpet shells
  • Length 1.45m Width 0.44mW Depth 0.12mD
  • Limpets form majority of fill layer
  • Trowel, good weather

Finds

FindtypeQuantity (No. fragments)Weight (g)Notes
Bone 101 383
Stone 1 41 burnt stone
Pot 25 133 Range of Tweed valley types including coarse grey wares. Early types very mixed. Late reduced greenware and Dutch red earthenware more homogenous. (Overall 1150>1700). (Andrew Sage, 2017)
Metal 1 6

Feature

  • Feature: LDF_307
    • Pit cut and associated fills

Site Photos

  • Photo: LDF_160963
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    • Smaller pit, facing South East
  • Photo: LDF_160964
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    • Smaller pit, facing South West
  • Photo: LDF_161410
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    • Smaller pit post-excavation, facing North East.
  • Photo: LDF_161412
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    • Smaller pit post-excavation, facing South East.
  • Photo: LDF_161413
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    • Smaller pit post-excavation, facing North East.

Samples

  • Sample: LDF_4
    • Xosé Gago
    • 19-6-2016

Objects

  • Find: LDF_14
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    • Medieval partial fishing hook but no barb surviving dating to the mid-13th century AD or later. Dimensions shank 3.9mm Length 49mm
    • Iron
  • Find: LDF_56
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    • Carved stone
    • Stone

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