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Short Description:
E-W aligned wall in trench 4. Dolostone, 0.21x0.22m average size of materials, roughly finished, random coursed, two courses visible, wall foundation, north and south faces visible, northern face may have been partially robbed and occasional patches of whitish lime mortar visible.
Issued to
Ben Swain | 14/04/2021
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Interpretation

    • This wall abutts wall 4038/4040 and extends westwards. Its proximity and similarity in shape and size to wall 4047 suggests this could be a later replacement for wall 4047, which was found to be particularly poor in construction and may not have been adequate to support the apparent repair done to the structure within trench 4 after a possible fire/collapse event.
      • Ben Swain
    • 26-4-2021

Sketch Photo

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Stratigraphic Matrix

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Description

  • Dolostone
  • Length; 0.21 Width; 0.22 average size
  • Roughly finished
  • Random coursed, two courses visible
  • Wall foundation
  • North and south faces visible. Northern face may have been partially robbed.
  • Occasional patches of whitish lime mortar visible
  • Length; 2.20 Width; 0.73 Thickness; 0.20
  • Size of materials - average size.

Finds

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Feature

  • Feature: MDC_413
    • Latest wall in Trench 4

Site Photos

  • Photo: MDC_211557
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    • Photo of worked stone mortared in wall 4026 looking north with scale on top of stone 0.20m scale.
  • Photo: MDC_211561
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    • Photo of worked stone mortared in wall 4026 looking north. 0.20m scale.
  • Photo: MDC_211564
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    • Photo of worked stone mortared in wall 4026 looking west. 0.20m scale.
  • Photo: MDC_211566
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    • Photo of worked stone mortared in wall 4026 looking north. 0.20m scale.
  • Photo: MDC_211568
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    • Photo of worked stone mortared in wall 4026 looking south. 0.20m scale
  • Photo: MDC_211579
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    • Photo of stone looking north likely within wall 4026. 0.20m scale
  • Photo: MDC_211580
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    • Photo of stone looking north likely within wall 4026. 0.20m scale
  • Photo: MDC_211606
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    • South east looking photo of trench 4 with walls 4048 4026 4024 4023 4040 4027 visible MDC21_21-04-07_CAM02_IMG140042.jpg
  • Photo: MDC_211607
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    • North East looking photo of trench 4 with walls 4048 4026 4024 4023 4040 4027 visible MDC21_21-04-07_CAM02_IMG140108.jpg
  • Photo: MDC_211608
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    • South looking photo of trench 4 with walls 4048 4026 4024 4023 4040 4027 visible with photogrammetry points in the foreground MDC21_21-04-08_CAM02_IMG083245.jpg
  • Photo: MDC_211610
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    • East looking photo of trench 4 with walls 4048 4026 4024 4023 4040 4027 visible MDC21_21-04-08_CAM02_IMG104716.jpg
  • Photo: MDC_211611
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    • South East looking photo of trench 4 with walls 4048 4026 4024 4023 4040 4027 visible MDC21_21-04-08_CAM02_IMG104804.jpg
  • Photo: MDC_211612
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    • West looking photo of trench 4 with walls 4048 4026 4024 4023 4040 4027 visible MDC21_21-04-08_CAM02_IMG104924.jpg
  • Photo: MDC_211615
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    • South East looking photo of trench 4 covered in snow with walls 4048 4026 4024 4023 4040 4027 visible MDC21_21-04-12_CAM02_IMG080803.jpg
  • Photo: MDC_211619
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    • North facing photo of walls 4048 4026 4024 4023 4027 and 4040. MDC21_21-04-12_CAM02_IMG155854.jpg
  • Photo: MDC_211627
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    • Lamb on standing on top of wall 4026 MDC21_21-04-19_CAM02_IMG144325.jpg
  • Photo: MDC_211628
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    • Lamb on standing on top of wall 4026 MDC21_21-04-19_CAM02_IMG144329.jpg
  • Photo: MDC_211629
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    • Lamb on standing on top of wall 4026 MDC21_21-04-19_CAM02_IMG144331.jpg
  • Photo: MDC_211642
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    • Close up of wall 4026 MDC21_21-04-22_CAM02_IMG164907.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
  • Photo: MDC_211787
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    • South facing photo of walls 4027 4040 4039 4038 4046 4026 4023 4024 post excavation

Plan

  • 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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