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Short Description:
Wall running East - West upon which wall 4027 is built. Dolostone, approx 0.30x0.20 average size of materials, roughly shaped, random coursed, wall foundation, north face visible.
Issued to
Ben Swain | 20/04/2021
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Interpretation

    • The foundation of a east-west aligned wall upon which wall 4027 is built. One face of this wall is visible and the other is potentially built within wall 4027. This wall is evidently earlier than 4027, but no other relationships were observed
      • Ben Swain
    • 26-4-2021

Sketch Photo

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Stratigraphic Matrix

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Description

  • Dolerstone
  • approx 0.30x0.20 average
  • roughly shaped
  • random coursed
  • wall foundation
  • North face visible
  • patches of whitish lime mortar visible
  • Length - 1.60m Width - 0.45m Depth - 0.13m
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Finds

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Feature

  • Feature: MDC_403
    • Wall seen under F404

Site Photos

  • Photo: MDC_210849
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    • West looking photo of South East area of trench 4 after the removal of silting rubble (4008), revealing walls 4038, 4039, layers (4036) and (4037). 2m scale.
  • Photo: MDC_210855
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    • East looking photo of South East area of trench 4 after the removal of silting rubble (4008), revealing walls 4038, 4039, layers (4036) and (4037). 2m scale.
  • 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_211639
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    • General shot looking North of trench 4 4040 4027 4039 MDC21_21-04-22_CAM02_IMG164835.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_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_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 20-4-2021
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