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Short Description:
E-W aligned wall extending from eastern LOE, abutting wall 4040. Dolostone, 0.30x0.20m average size of materials, roughly finished, random coursed, wall foundation, north and south facing, whitish lime mortar with occasional small gravel inclusions.
Issued to
Ben Swain | 14/04/2021
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Interpretation

    • This wall foundation is built up against wall 4040 and possibly represents an addition to this earlier structure towards the east.
      • Ben Swain
    • 26-4-2021

Sketch Photo

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Stratigraphic Matrix

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Description

  • Dolostone
  • Length; 0.30 Width; 0.20
  • Roughly finished
  • Random coursed
  • Wall foundation
  • North and South facing
  • Whitish lime mortar with occasional small gravel inclusions
  • Length; 1.20 Width; 0.55 Thickness; 0.50
  • Size of materials -average size Length - from LOE

Finds

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Feature

  • Feature: MDC_404
    • Latest wall seen in the SE corner of Trench 4

Site Photos

  • Photo: MDC_210658
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    • North looking photo of South Eastern corner of trench 4 showing remains (4016) rubble left from 2019 trench. 2m scale.
  • Photo: MDC_210837
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    • North looking photo of South facing section showing slot confirming the natural in 2019 trench 4 and deposits below wall 4027. 2m scale.
  • Photo: MDC_211572
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    • Photo of worked stone mortared in wall 4027 lookin west. 0.20m scale
  • Photo: MDC_211574
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    • Photo of worked stone mortared in wall 4027 lookin west. 0.20m scale
  • Photo: MDC_211575
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    • Photo of worked stone mortared in wall 4027 lookin west. 0.20m scale
  • Photo: MDC_211577
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    • Photo of square truncation 4042 in wall 4040 looking south
  • Photo: MDC_211591
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    • West facing photo of walls 4027 and 4040 with 2019 trench in shot. MDC21_21-03-25_CAM02_IMG160039.jpg
  • Photo: MDC_211592
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    • North facing photo of walls 4027 and 4040. MDC21_21-03-25_CAM02_IMG160054.jpg
  • Photo: MDC_211594
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    • East facing photo of 2019 slot in trench 4 MDC21_21-03-30_CAM02_IMG090011.jpg
  • Photo: MDC_211595
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    • North facing photo of walls 4027 and 4040. MDC21_21-03-30_CAM02_IMG090014.jpg
  • Photo: MDC_211598
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    • North West facing photo of walls 4027 and 4040 MDC21_21-03-31_CAM02_IMG135814.jpg
  • Photo: MDC_211599
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    • South West facing photo of walls 4027 and 4040 MDC21_21-03-31_CAM02_IMG135829.jpg
  • 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_211630
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    • Photo looking of North of wall 4027 with David cleaning MDC21_21-04-20_CAM02_IMG124946.jpg
  • Photo: MDC_211631
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    • Showing that the hole 4044 4049 goes to the other side in wall 4027 MDC21_21-04-20_CAM02_IMG125421.jpg
  • Photo: MDC_211632
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    • Showing that the hole 4044 4049 goes to the other side in wall 4027 MDC21_21-04-20_CAM02_IMG125431.jpg
  • Photo: MDC_211634
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    • David pointing to hole 4044 4049 in wall 4027 MDC21_21-04-20_CAM02_IMG125513.jpg
  • Photo: MDC_211635
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    • Photo looking south of wall 4039 and 4027 MDC21_21-04-20_CAM02_IMG154429.jpg
  • Photo: MDC_211636
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    • Possible hoof print in wall 4027 MDC21_21-04-22_CAM02_IMG095735.jpg
  • Photo: MDC_211637
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    • General shot looking North West of trench 4 4040 4027 4039 MDC21_21-04-22_CAM02_IMG164822.jpg
  • Photo: MDC_211638
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    • Photo of wall 4027 MDC21_21-04-22_CAM02_IMG164828.jpg
  • Photo: MDC_211639
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    • General shot looking North of trench 4 4040 4027 4039 MDC21_21-04-22_CAM02_IMG164835.jpg
  • Photo: MDC_211641
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    • Close up of wall 4047 MDC21_21-04-22_CAM02_IMG164851.jpg
  • Photo: MDC_211646
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    • Photo looking south of walls 4027 4039 4038 MDC21_21-04-22_CAM02_IMG165000.jpg
  • Photo: MDC_211648
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    • Close up of walls 4027 and 4039 MDC21_21-04-22_CAM02_IMG165020.jpg
  • Photo: MDC_211649
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    • Photo of square truncation 4023 and hole 4049 in wall 4027 MDC21_21-04-22_CAM02_IMG165026.jpg
  • Photo: MDC_211650
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    • Photo of hole 4049 4044 in wall 4027 MDC21_21-04-22_CAM02_IMG165046.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
  • Photo: MDC_211774
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    • Trench 4 slot through to natural in south eastern corner between walls 4027 4040
  • Photo: MDC_211777
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    • Ben pointing to possible hoof print in wall 4027
  • Photo: MDC_211778
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    • Ben pointing to possible hoof print in wall 4027
  • Photo: MDC_211779
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    • Possible hoof print in wall 4027
  • Photo: MDC_211787
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    • South facing photo of walls 4027 4040 4039 4038 4046 4026 4023 4024 post excavation
  • Photo: MDC_211788
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    • South facing photo of walls 4027 4040 4039 4038 post excavation

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_18
    • 1:20 plan of slot to east of trench 4 before removal of layers 4036 and 4037. Sheet#12
    • Ben Swain
    • 21-4-2021
  • 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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