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Short Description:
Collapsed rubble and facing stones from wall (2004). Mid brown clayey silt with angular limestone blocks and gravel throughout. Occasional roof tile fragments and charcoal flecks.
Issued to
Hannah Savage | 12/08/2019
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Interpretation

    • Layer of collapsed wall (2004) rubble and facing stones. This layer comprises at least five phases of deposition.
      • Eleanor Savage
    • 12-8-2019

Sketch Photo

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Stratigraphic Matrix

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Description

  • Friable
  • Mid brown
  • Clayey silt
  • Angular limestone blocks, gravel throughout. Occasional roof tile fragments. Charcoal flecks.
  • Length - 4.20m Width - 3.00m Depth - 0.58m
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  • Mattocked and trowelled in dry conditions.

Finds

FindtypeQuantity (No. fragments)Weight (g)Notes
Animal Bone 32 139 (Year 2019)
Ferrous Object 3 28 Nails (Year 2019)
Pot 4 14 Medi9eval, 1 green glazed (Year 2019)
Slag 2 179 (Year 2019)
Stone 1 552 Tile with peg hole (Year 2019)

Feature

  • Feature: MDC_4
    • Wall collapse from (2004)

Site Photos

  • Photo: MDC_194318
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    • Trench 2, facing west. Scale 3 x 1 m, 2 x 2 m
  • Photo: MDC_194329
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    • Walls (2008) and (2012) Trench 2, facing south. Scale 1 x 1 m
  • Photo: MDC_194335
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    • Wall collapse material to the east of wall (2004), facing southwest. Scale 2 x 1 m
  • Photo: MDC_194336
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    • Wall (2004), facing west. Scale 2 x 1 m

Objects

  • Find: MDC_42
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    • Knife
    • Iron

Record Details

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