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Short Description:
Firm brown clay under 4021, potentially made ground. Hard mid orange/ red brown clay with very rare small sub angular stones and small sub circular limestone chunk. Vast majority of layer clean.
Issued to
David Wallace | 14/04/2021
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Interpretation

    • Thick layer of clay - possibly a made ground put down prior to construction?
      • David Wallace
    • 21-4-2021

Sketch Photo

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Description

  • Hard
  • Mid orange/ red brown
  • Clay
  • Very rare small sub angular stones and small sub circular limestone chunk. Vast majority of layer clean.
  • Length; 0.40 Width; 1.09 Thickness; 1.10-1.25
  • Layer thickness between 0.09m- 0.25m
  • Hand ex/ dry

Finds

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Feature

  • Feature: MDC_400
    • 'Made' ground seen at the bottom of the three sondages excavated in Trench 4

Site Photos

  • Photo: MDC_210780
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    • West looking photo after removal of layers (4032), (4022),(4030) and (4029) revealing charcoal layer (4032) and clay (4028). 1m scale.
  • Photo: MDC_210781
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    • North looking photo after removal of layers (4032), (4022),(4030) and (4029) revealing charcoal layer (4032) and clay (4028). 1m scale.
  • Photo: MDC_210785
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    • North looking photo after removal of layers (4032), (4022),(4030) and (4029) revealing charcoal layer (4032) and clay (4028). 1m scale.
  • Photo: MDC_210808
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    • East looking photo after removal of charcoal layer (4032) reavealing the extent of the clay (4028). 1m scale.
  • Photo: MDC_210815
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    • Zoomed in shot of East looking photo after removal of charcoal layer (4032) reavealing the extent of the clay (4028). 0.40 scale.
  • Photo: MDC_211783
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    • Raphael examining section in trench 4

Plan

  • Plan: MDC_11
    • Plan of layers in south eastern wall corner of trench 4 before removal of clay layer 4028, 1:20. Sheet 14
    • David Wallace
    • 14-4-2021
  • Plan: MDC_13
    • Plan of very dark charcoal 4032 covering 60% of slot and clay layer 4028 close to N-S wall and E-W wall, 1:20. Sheet 16
    • David Wallace
    • 15-4-2021

Record Details

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  • David Wallace 14-4-2021
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