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Short Description:
Reddish brown sandy clay layer with coal flecks, potential natural. Very compacted, mid orangey brown, clay, 10-15% small coal pieces and flecks, occasional small rounded pebbles. This natural layer consisted of a glacial till with bands of coal and clay, including rounded pebbles.
Issued to
Ben Swain | 15/04/2021
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Interpretation

    • This layer represents the natural glacial till layer visible across this area of the site sitting above the natural bedrock
      • Ben Swain
    • 26-4-2021

Sketch Photo

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Stratigraphic Matrix

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Description

  • Very compacted
  • Mid orangey brown
  • Clay
  • 10-15% small coal pieces and flecks. Occasional small rounded pebbles
  • Length; 2.00 Width; 1.50
  • This natural layer consisted of a glacial till with bands of coal and clay, including rounded pebbles. Dimensions taken from within slot
  • Hand Ex/dry

Finds

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Feature

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Site Photos

  • Photo: MDC_210787
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    • West looking photo of (4033) after the removal of (4031). 1m scale.
  • Photo: MDC_210823
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    • East looking photo of West facing section showing slot confirming the natural 4033 in 2019 trench 4. 2m scale.
  • Photo: MDC_210831
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    • South looking photo of North facing section showing slot confirming the natural 4033 in 2019 trench 4. 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_210842
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    • West looking photo of East facing section showing slot confirming the natural in 2019 trench 4 and deposits below wall 4040. 1m scale.
  • Photo: MDC_211302
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    • North looking photo of South facing representative section of trench 4. 1m scale.
  • Photo: MDC_211654
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    • Photo of window tracery from 2019 post excavation before backfilling MDC21_21-04-22_CAM02_IMG182420.jpg
  • Photo: MDC_211768
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    • Northern baulk slot close to wall 4023 to test natural 4033 MDC21_2021-04-16_CAM05_IMG5780.jpg
  • Photo: MDC_211769
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    • Northern baulk slot close to wall 4023 to test natural
  • Photo: MDC_211770
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    • Slot close to wall 4023 to test natural
  • Photo: MDC_211771
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    • Slot close to wall 4023 to test natural
  • Photo: MDC_211774
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    • Trench 4 slot through to natural in south eastern corner between walls 4027 4040
  • Photo: MDC_211783
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    • Raphael examining section in trench 4

Plan

  • Plan: MDC_14
    • Plan of 4033. 1:20. Sheet#11
    • Ben Swain
    • 15-4-2021
  • 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 15-4-2021
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