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Short Description:
Accumulated deposit beneath wall collapse (2003). Mid brown clayey silt with <5% mortar and <2% charcoal inclusions.
Issued to
Val Rowe | 15/08/2019
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Interpretation

    • Accumulated soil, occupation/usage horizon over time
      • Lindsay Johnston
    • 22-8-2019

Sketch Photo

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Stratigraphic Matrix

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Description

  • Medium
  • Mid brown
  • Clayey silt
  • Mortar <5%, charcoal <2%
  • Length - 4.20m Width - 2.20m Depth - 0.11m
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  • Trowel, dry

Finds

FindtypeQuantity (No. fragments)Weight (g)Notes
Animal Bone 1 5 Jaw with 3 teeth (Year 2019)
Animal Bone 41 147 (Year 2019)
Ferrous Object 5 21 2 nails (Year 2019)
Other (add to description) 1 11 Mortar (Year 2019)
Other (add to description) 22 41 Charcoal (Year 2019)
Pot 6 21 Medieval - glazed (Year 2019)
Slag 1 5 (Year 2019)

Feature

  • Feature: MDC_6
    • Occupation deposit outside of large structure defined by walls (2004) and (2008)

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_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

Objects

  • Find: MDC_26
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    • Carved window stone
    • Stone
  • Find: MDC_27
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    • Green glazed pottery handle
    • Ceramic

Record Details

  • Not set
  • Val Rowe 15-8-2019
  • 28-8-2019
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