Contexts at Middleham Castle

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Short Description:
Turf and topsoil. Moderately soft,dark brown, silty clay with moderate small stones, occasional coal, occasional charcoal flecks, occasional medium stones.
Issued to
Nat Jackson | 22/03/2021
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Interpretation

    • Turf and topsoil, hand stripped. There was a mix of all sorts of finds from all periods modern to medieval.
      • Nat Jackson
    • 26-4-2021

Sketch Photo

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Stratigraphic Matrix

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Description

  • Moderately soft
  • Dark brown
  • Silty clay
  • Moderate small stones, occasional coal, occasional charcoal flecks, occasional medium stones
  • Length; 18.00 Width; 6.00m Thickness; 0.20m
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  • Hand ex / sunny

Finds

FindtypeQuantity (No. fragments)Weight (g)Notes
Animal Bone 22 742 (Year 2021)
Ceramic Building Material 110 4589 (Year 2021)
Clay Tobacco Pipe 5 11 (Year 2021)
Ferrous Object 25 1047 Horseshoe within context. (Year 2021)
Glass 38 434 (Year 2021)
Pot 44 445 (Year 2021)
Shell 2 8 Oyster. (Year 2021)

Feature

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Site Photos

  • Photo: MDC_210001
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    • South looking photo of trench 3 pre-excavation after deturfing and topsoil removal (3000). 2x2m scale.
  • Photo: MDC_210005
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    • North looking photo of trench 3 pre-excavation after deturfing and topsoil removal (3000). 2x2m scale
  • Photo: MDC_211304
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    • South looking photo showing potential trackway to the south of the main building complex
  • Photo: MDC_211309
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    • Possible culvert in wall to the south of and down slope from the main building complex. 1m scale.
  • Photo: MDC_211312
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    • Photo showing the possible drainage from the fish ponds to the wetlands to the south of the main complex
  • Photo: MDC_211314
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    • Photo of wall showing possible reuse of building materials from the castle. 1m scale.
  • Photo: MDC_211316
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    • South looking photo of view to the south of the castle
  • Photo: MDC_211317
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    • West looking photo of view to the west of the castle towards the fish ponds
  • Photo: MDC_211319
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    • Silly photo of Nat testing photogrammetry
  • Photo: MDC_211582
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    • David deturfing trench 3 MDC21_21-03-15_CAM02_IMG093516.jpg
  • Photo: MDC_211583
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    • South photo of Nat and Jodi removing topsoil MDC21_21-03-17_CAM02_IMG113726.jpg
  • Photo: MDC_211664
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    • Photo looking South East of trench 3 post excavation MDC21_21-04-22_CAM03_IMG114956704.jpg
  • Photo: MDC_211665
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    • Photo looking north halfway through deturfing trench 3 MDC21_21-03-16_CAM04_IMG121536.jpg
  • Photo: MDC_211666
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    • Photo of topsoil finds from trench 3 MDC21_21-03-16_CAM04_IMG121717.jpg
  • Photo: MDC_211667
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    • Photo of turf pile next to trench 3 MDC21_21-03-16_CAM04_IMG121737.jpg
  • Photo: MDC_211668
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    • South looking photo of Jodi, Ben, Nat and David - trench 3 MDC21_21-03-16_CAM04_IMG155157.jpg
  • Photo: MDC_211669
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    • David taking photos of trench 3 after deturfing MDC21_21-03-18_CAM04_IMG153056.jp
  • Photo: MDC_211670
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    • David taking photos of trench 3 after deturfing MDC21_21-03-18_CAM04_IMG153220.jpg
  • Photo: MDC_211673
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    • Medieval green glaze pot in trench 3 MDC21_21-03-23_CAM04_IMG134425.jpg
  • Photo: MDC_211682
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    • North looking photo of trench 3 MDC21_21-03-31_CAM04_IMG103815.jpg
  • Photo: MDC_211683
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    • Lamb sleeping on spoil heap near trench 3 MDC21_21-04-07_CAM04_IMG083439.jpg
  • Photo: MDC_211684
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    • South looking photo of trench 3 with lambs in foreground MDC21_21-04-09_CAM04_IMG104049.jpg
  • Photo: MDC_211692
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    • Nat taking photogrammetry photos in trench 3 MDC21_21-04-14_CAM04_IMG084457.jpg
  • Photo: MDC_211705
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    • Photo of sheep near trench 3 MDC21_2021-03-16_CAM05_IMG5537.jpg
  • Photo: MDC_211706
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    • Photo looking north of trench 3 and landscape MDC21_2021-03-16_CAM05_IMG5539.jpg
  • Photo: MDC_211707
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    • Photo of Jodi holding some pottery found in turf and topsoil MDC21_2021-03-16_CAM05_IMG5540.jpg
  • Photo: MDC_211708
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    • Photo of possible watch found in topsoil MDC21_2021-03-17_CAM05_IMG5543.jpg
  • Photo: MDC_211722
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    • West looking photo of trench 3 MDC21_2021-03-31_CAM05_IMG5613.jpg
  • Photo: MDC_211729
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    • Photo of trench 3 after deturfing MDC21_2021-04-01_CAM05_IMG5629.jpg
  • Photo: MDC_211730
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    • Jodi and Jen cleaning trench 3 MDC21_2021-04-01_CAM05_IMG5632.jpg
  • Photo: MDC_211731
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    • Jodi and Jen cleaning trench 3 MDC21_2021-04-01_CAM05_IMG5635.jpg
  • Photo: MDC_211732
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    • Jodi and Jen cleaning trench 3 MDC21_2021-04-01_CAM05_IMG5637.jpg
  • Photo: MDC_211734
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    • Jodi and Jen surveying in planning points in trench 3 MDC21_2021-04-01_CAM05_IMG5640.jpg
  • Photo: MDC_211743
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    • Photo of lambs close to trench 3 MDC21_2021-04-06_CAM05_IMG5669.jpg
  • Photo: MDC_211755
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    • South facing shot of trench 3 MDC21_2021-04-09_CAM05_IMG5721.jpg
  • Photo: MDC_211756
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    • Photo of lambs close to trench 3 MDC21_2021-04-12_CAM05_IMG5732.jpg
  • Photo: MDC_211757
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    • Photo of lambs close to trench 3 MDC21_2021-04-12_CAM05_IMG5738.jpg
  • Photo: MDC_211761
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    • Photos of lambs in trench 3 MDC21_2021-04-13_CAM05_IMG5755.jpg
  • Photo: MDC_211762
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    • Trench 3 finds tray MDC21_2021-04-14_CAM05_IMG5765.jpg
  • Photo: MDC_211789
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    • South facing photo of trench 3 post ex
  • Photo: MDC_211797
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    • Worked architechtural stone from the spoil in trench 3
  • Photo: MDC_211798
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    • Digger backfilling trench 3
  • Photo: MDC_211799
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    • Digger backfilling trench 3
  • Photo: MDC_211800
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    • Worked architechtural stone from the spoil in trench 3
  • Photo: MDC_211801
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    • Worked architechtural stone from the spoil in trench 3
  • Photo: MDC_211802
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    • Worked architechtural stone from the spoil in trench 3
  • Photo: MDC_211803
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    • Worked architechtural stone from the spoil in trench 3
  • Photo: MDC_211804
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    • Digger finishing backfilling trench 3

Record Details

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  • Nat Jackson 22-3-2021
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