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Short Description:
North-south aligned wall running across Trench 2. N-S aligned. Regularly coursed linear wall of limestone blocks and fragments (av. 40x25x13cm). Internal face faces W, external to E. Seven courses extant bonded with yellow lime mortar. External faces of stones are well finished with visible tooling.
Issued to
Jodie Hannis | 12/08/2019
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Interpretation

    • Substantial north-south aligned wall forming the east end of a large building. The wall meets and is tied in with wall (2008) at its north end. Part of the north end was deconstructed to accomplish this, probably to reface the structure - perhaps in response to changing fashions
      • Chris Scott
    • 28-8-2019
    • possible partition wall
      • Indie Jago
    • 16-10-2020

Sketch Photo

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Description

  • Limestone blocks and fragments
  • As big as: 40x25x13cm Highest is 20
  • External faces are well finished with visible tooling
  • Regularly coursed with a levelling course
  • Linear
  • Internal: west facing External: east facing
  • Yellow lime mortar
  • L: 3.25m W: 0.75m D: 0.85m as seen
  • 7 courses extant

Finds

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Feature

  • Feature: MDC_1
    • Large building defined by walls (2004) and (2008)
  • Feature: MDC_2
    • North-south aligned wall of building F1

Site Photos

  • Photo: MDC_194279
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    • Tile deposit 2005, facing south. Scale 1 x 1 m, 1 x 2 m.
  • Photo: MDC_194281
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    • Wall 2004, facing east. Scale 1 x 1 m.
  • Photo: MDC_194317
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    • Tile deposit within structure in Trench 2, facing east. Scale 1 x 1 m, 3 x 2 m
  • Photo: MDC_194318
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    • Trench 2, facing west. Scale 3 x 1 m, 2 x 2 m
  • Photo: MDC_194322
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    • Walls (2008) and (2012) Trench 2, facing west. Scale 1 x 1 m, 1 x 2 m
  • Photo: MDC_194331
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    • Construction horizon (2016) and possible cobbled surface (2017) to the east of wall (2004), facing west. Scale 2 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
  • Photo: MDC_194349
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    • Deconstructed end of wall (2004), facing north. Scale 1 x 0.3 m
  • Photo: MDC_194350
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    • Squared post/timber receptacle within the deconstructed end of wall (2004), facing north. Scale 1 x 0.3 m
  • Photo: MDC_194352
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    • Inclined post/timber receptacle within walls (2004) and (2008), facing east. Scale 1 x 0.3 m
  • Photo: MDC_194358
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    • Relationship between walls (2004) and (2008), facing northwest. Scale 1 x 0.3 m
  • Photo: MDC_194361
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    • Stoney layer to the west of wall (2004), facing north. Scale 1 x 1 m

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