Short Description:
Large wall on N-S alignment on western side of trench 3. Wall appears to end just before northern limit of trench and runs continuously south until it is truncated by circular feature.
Issued to
Jodie Hannis | 16/04/2021
Interpretation
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- Wall appears to have been constructed directly onto bedrock in the mid section of the trench. As the wall runs northwards, a band of foundation layer becomes thicker, perhaps indicating a levelling attempt. This is particularly evident where the wall narrows, maybe suggesting a later phase of rebuilding. Faced stones are intact throughout except on the southern end of the west facing face, where rubble tubble spreads into section, could be very localised robbing for faced stones or collapse event. Wall is significantly truncated on southern end of trench by circular feature. Stones become heat affected, cracked and reddened. Wall is either deliberately cut by activity or burning event significantly damages the stone causing wall to degrade in this area. Lack of definitive floor surfaces make it unclear whether the trench has targeted the inside or outside of a building. Either way, the size of the wall indicates a substantial building, possibly a hall. At this point in time, no associated E-W aligned wall has been found though relationship between this wall and rubble spread 3013 and possible wall 3019 indicates a potential later phase of activity, with the latter contexts perhaps showing a blocking off event of a doorway (tentatively).
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- Jodie Hannis
- 16-4-2021
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- Also note only single course of wall along most of its length indicating we are looking at lowest foundation layer. Robbing of walls was extremely thorough in this area of the site. This explains why we haven't found any significant floor surfaces as they would have been very close to the current topsoil level.
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- Jodie Hannis
- 16-4-2021
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- Worth noting that both walls 3025 and 3026 are on a very similar alignment to this wall. When we uncovered these latter walls, we speculated that we would see a continuation of them northwards to connect walls together but we did not find evidence of this relationship. It's difficult to say whether we are looking at two separate walls or whether the mid section of one continuous wall was damaged by the later truncation of the circular feature so completely.
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- Jodie Hannis
- 23-4-2021
Sketch Photo
Description
- Grey limestone blocks. Some blocks discoloured red due to heat exposure particularly on southern end on east facing side.
- Length; 0.42 Width; 0.30 Thickness; 0.09
- Roughly dressed with clear facing. Rubble core very rough.
- Only one course of wall remains in most places, fairly unevenly coursed.
- West facing side evident continuously, east facing side evident until truncated by the circular feature
- Some patches of white grey lime mortar evident on faced stones and in rubble core
- Length; 10.10 Width; 1.10 Thickness; 0.29
- Although wall is continuous throughout its length, it does narrow towards north end of the trench with an abrupt corner.
Finds
Feature
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Feature: MDC_302
- Large N-S aligned wall in the west of trench 3
Site Photos
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Photo: MDC_210086
- South looking photo of trench 3 mid ex (3011). 1m scale.
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Photo: MDC_210090
- West looking photo of bedrock west of wall [3020] in west of trench 3. 1m scale.
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Photo: MDC_210096
- South looking photo of bedrock west of wall [3020] in west of trench 3. 1m scale.
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Photo: MDC_210671
- West looking photo of North West of trench 3 after the removal of (3011) showing the wall [3020] and bedrock. 1m scale.
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Photo: MDC_210673
- West looking photo of North West of trench 3 after the removal of (3011) showing the wall [3020] and bedrock. 1m scale.
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Photo: MDC_210675
- West looking photo of North West of trench 3 after the removal of (3011) showing the wall [3020] and bedrock. 1m scale.
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Photo: MDC_210676
- North looking photo of North West of trench 3 after the removal of (3011) showing the wall [3020] and bedrock. 1m scale.
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Photo: MDC_210677
- North looking photo of North West of trench 3 after the removal of (3011) showing the wall [3020] and bedrock. 1m scale.
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Photo: MDC_210679
- East looking photo of North West of trench 3 after the removal of (3005) showing the wall [3020] and bedrock. 1m scale.
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Photo: MDC_210680
- North looking photo of North West of trench 3 after the removal of (3011) showing the wall [3020] and bedrock. 1m scale.
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Photo: MDC_211656
- Photo looking south of wall 3020 MDC21_21-04-01_CAM03_IMG080544062.jpg
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Photo: MDC_211657
- Photo looking south close up of wall 3020 MDC21_21-04-06_CAM03_IMG114214372.jp
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Photo: MDC_211658
- Photo of trench 3 with Jodi in the background taking a photo of sheep MDC21_21-04-07_CAM03_IMG073251719.jpg
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Photo: MDC_211659
- Photo looking south of wall 3020 MDC21_21-04-08_CAM03_IMG140328563.jpg
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Photo: MDC_211744
- Trench 3 walls 3020 3019 MDC21_2021-04-08_CAM05_IMG5711.jpg
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Photo: MDC_211758
- Close up shot of walls 3020 3019 MDC21_2021-04-13_CAM05_IMG5742.jpg
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Photo: MDC_211759
- Photo looking south of Jodi and Jen in trench 3 MDC21_2021-04-13_CAM05_IMG5744.jpg
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Photo: MDC_211760
- Photo looking south of Jodi and Jen in trench 3 MDC21_2021-04-13_CAM05_IMG5751.jpg
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Photo: MDC_211794
- Close of of wall 3020 looking north
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Photo: MDC_211795
- Close of of wall 3020 looking north
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Photo: MDC_211796
- South facing photo of wall 3020
Record Details
- Not set
- Jodie Hannis 16-4-2021
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