Short Description:
Large wall in SW corner of trench 3 on E-W alignment. Both North and south faces seen. Rubble core extremely solid, appears to have been well mortared. Wall plaster evident in patches on south face, sample taken as sample no. 15. Another band of wall plaster or mortar evident in line where wall abuts 3025.
Issued to
Jodie Hannis | 16/04/2021
Interpretation
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- Very substantial remains of E-W aligned wall in SW corner of trench with most significant extant standing remains on north face. Rubble core is extremely well mortared indicating a substantial wall though south face is not seen. Chunks of wall plaster have been found in context 3016 surrounding the wall suggesting at least one face formed the inside of a building, possible Chapel.
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- Jodie Hannis
- 16-4-2021
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- We initially used this context to describe what we thought was one wall in the SW corner of the trench. Subsequently, we have split this context into three phases including 3025 and 3026. This context represents the E-W aligned wall that abuts 3025 very clearly, with a thick layer of mortar or wall plaster trapped between them indicating that this wall is the latest of the three. We saw another thinner skim of whiter wall plaster of the south face (sample 15) that was very well bonded to the stone. We noted that considering this relationship, this wall may have been constructed to split an internal space that was being used as a room, and that given the white plaster on its south face, this southern most area of the trench may have just caught the inside of another room. This wall was constructed directly on top of the red clay layer 3024 which sits patchily on the bedrock. We could not see any cut or fill events associated with the construction of this wall or any later robbing events. Although the wall did not run continuously into the eastern part of the trench, we did note a possible continuation going into the section in the middle of the trench as shown in section drawing no. 11 and labelled as such. Note that the measurements given here were taken from the standing remains of mortared wall and do not include this stone.
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- Jodie Hannis
- 23-4-2021
Sketch Photo
Description
- Large grey limestone blocks and white grey lime mortar
- Length; 0.33 Width; 0.20 Thickness; 0.16
- Roughly finished faces on both North and south faces. Very rough rubble core.
- On north face, two uneven courses seen. On south face, three uneven courses.
- North and South.
- Very strongly cemented mortar evident, particularly in core.
- Length; 1.86 Width; 1.10 Thickness; 0.54
- Wall plaster evident in patches on south face, sample taken as sample no. 15. Another band of wall plaster or mortar evident in line where wall abuts 3025
Finds
| Findtype | Quantity (No. fragments) | Weight (g) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other (add to description) | 1 | 38 | Given a sample number (15); ? to be sent for testing. (Year 2021) |
Feature
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Feature: MDC_305
- Large E-W aligned wall in the south of Tr3
Site Photos
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Photo: MDC_210801
- West looking photo of wall (3021) in South West corner of tr3. 1m scale.
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Photo: MDC_210858
- West looking photo of wall 3021 in the south of trench 3. 1m scale.
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Photo: MDC_210870
- West looking photo of detail showing plaster/mortar between walls 3021, 3025 and 3036. 0.40m scale.
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Photo: MDC_210882
- North looking photo showing plaster on wall 3021 where sample # 15 was taken. 0.40m scale
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Photo: MDC_211170
- South looking photo of sondage through (3024) next to wall 3021. 1m scale.
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Photo: MDC_211661
- Photo of walls 3021, 3025 and 3026 MDC21_21-04-20_CAM03_IMG143748142.jpg
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Photo: MDC_211662
- Photo of walls 3021, 3025 and 3026 MDC21_21-04-20_CAM03_IMG143758955.jpg
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Photo: MDC_211663
- Photo looking north of Jodi cleaning wall with Nat watching MDC21_21-04-20_CAM03_IMG143947030.jpg
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Photo: MDC_211698
- Photo of small wall 3022 and 3021 MDC21_21-04-20_CAM04_IMG154159.jp
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Photo: MDC_211699
- Photo of small wall 3022 and 3021 MDC21_21-04-20_CAM04_IMG154210.jpg
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Photo: MDC_211700
- Photo of small wall 3022 and 3021 MDC21_21-04-20_CAM04_IMG154218.jpg
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Photo: MDC_211701
- Photo of small wall 3022 MDC21_21-04-20_CAM04_IMG154229.jp
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Photo: MDC_211790
- North facing of trench 3 post ex
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Photo: MDC_211791
- North facing of trench 3 post ex
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Photo: MDC_211793
- Photo of possible quarry pit and walls
Samples
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Sample: MDC_15
- Jen Scott
- 22-4-2021
Record Details
- Not set
- Jodie Hannis 16-4-2021
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