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Short Description:
E-W aligned wall in trench 4. Dolostone, 0.31x0.15 largest stone visible size of materials, roughly finished, random uncoursed, wall foundation, north and south face visible, occasional areas of whitish lime mortar and mostly unbonded.
Issued to
Ben Swain | 14/04/2021
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Interpretation

    • This wall foundation represents a possible addition on to wall 4038/4040 to form an extension/new access point to this structure. At a later point, wall 4024 was then likely added on to form part of a new corridor extension alongside wall 4023.
      • Ben Swain
    • 26-4-2021

Sketch Photo

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Stratigraphic Matrix

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Description

  • Dolostone
  • Length; 0.31 Width; 0.15
  • Roughly finished
  • Random uncoursed
  • Wall foundation
  • North and south face visible
  • Occasional areas of whitish lime mortar. Mostly unbonded
  • Length; 4.05 Width; 0.55 Thickness; 0.20
  • Size of materials - largest stone visible

Finds

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Feature

  • Feature: MDC_407
    • Wall in the centre of Trench 4

Site Photos

  • Photo: MDC_211581
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    • Photo of stone within wall 4025 looking north. 0.20 scale
  • Photo: MDC_211601
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    • West facing photo of walls 4024 and 4025 MDC21_21-04-01_CAM02_IMG155636.jpg
  • Photo: MDC_211602
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    • West facing photo of walls 4024 and 4025 MDC21_21-04-01_CAM02_IMG155642.jpg
  • Photo: MDC_211605
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    • North East looking photo of trench with David digging between walls 4025 and 4024 MDC21_21-04-06_CAM02_IMG153629.jpg
  • Photo: MDC_211643
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    • Close up of wall 4025 MDC21_21-04-22_CAM02_IMG164919.jpg
  • Photo: MDC_211644
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    • Close up of wall 4025 and 4024 MDC21_21-04-22_CAM02_IMG164931.jpg
  • Photo: MDC_211711
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    • Photo looking north of trench 4 mid excavation MDC21_2021-03-29_CAM05_IMG5586.jpg
  • Photo: MDC_211735
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    • South facing photo of trench 4 4008 4009 and walls 4023 4025 4026 4027 4040 4024 4018 MDC21_2021-04-01_CAM05_IMG5641.jpg

Plan

  • Plan: MDC_7
    • Plan of trench 4 with rubble 4004 removed and outline of walls properly exposed. 1:50. Sheet#9
    • Ben Swain
    • 7-4-2021
  • Plan: MDC_8
    • Mid Ex plan of trench 4 including 2m slot through middle of trench. 1:50. Sheet#10
    • Ben Swain
    • 12-4-2021
  • Plan: MDC_20
    • Post Ex Plan of Trench 4. 1:50. Sheet#13
    • David Wallace
    • 22-4-2021

Record Details

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  • Ben Swain 14-4-2021
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