Contexts at Middleham Castle

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Short Description:
Light yellow baked clay fill under (3007) and above (3014) in large pit. Compact light yellow brown slightly silty clay with occasional small stones and charcoal.
Issued to
Nat Jackson | 13/04/2021
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Interpretation

    • A light yellow brown clay that has clearly been part of a burning event, it is essentially the same material as (3014) and (3015) however it is likely that this context was directly under the fire. There was no finds in this context or in (3014).
      • Nat Jackson
    • 26-4-2021

Sketch Photo

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Stratigraphic Matrix

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Description

  • Compact
  • Light yellow brown
  • Slightly silty clay
  • Occasional small stones, occasional charcoal flecks
  • Length; 1.80 +Width; 1.60 +Thickness; 0.12
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  • Hand ex / fair

Finds

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Feature

  • Feature: MDC_303
    • Large pit in the centre of Tr3

Site Photos

  • Photo: MDC_211175
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    • North looking photo of south facing section of large pit 3006 in the centre of trench 3. 1m scale.
  • Photo: MDC_211180
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    • East looking photo of West facing section of large pit 3006 in the centre of trench 3. 1m scale.
  • Photo: MDC_211183
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    • East looking photo of West facing section of large pit 3006 in the centre of trench 3. 1m scale.
  • Photo: MDC_211184
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    • South looking photo of large pit in the centre of trench 3 showing how it cut through the bedrock. 1m scale.
  • Photo: MDC_211187
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    • South looking photo of large pit in the centre of trench 3 showing how it cut through the bedrock. 1m scale.
  • Photo: MDC_211793
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    • Photo of possible quarry pit and walls

Record Details

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  • Nat Jackson 13-4-2021
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