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Short Description:
Return of wall 4038. Dolostone/ limestone, Largest - 0.37 x 0.6 and smallest 0.03x 0.10, average 0.26x 0.15 size of materials, combination of roughly hewn and dressed, roughly coursed and limestone mortar bonding, wall foundation, faces are east and west, hard light whitish mortar with very small sub angular stones <5%.
Issued to
Ben Swain | 21/04/2021
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Interpretation

    • This wall represents the north south return of wall 4038. It likely represents part of the earliest phase of structure within trench 4. walls 4027, 4047, 4025 and 4026 are all built up against this wall
      • Ben Swain
    • 26-4-2021

Sketch Photo

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Stratigraphic Matrix

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Description

  • Dollar stone/ limestone
  • LxW: Largest - 0.37 x 0.6 and smallest 0.03x 0.10 Average 0.26x 0.15
  • Combination of roughly hewn and dressed
  • Roughly coursed Limestone mortar bonding
  • Wall foundation
  • Faces are east and west
  • Hard light whitish mortar with very small sub angular stones <5%
  • Length - 2.90 Width - 0.74 Thickness - 0.73
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Finds

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Feature

  • Feature: MDC_401
    • Earliest wall seen in Trench 4, located in the SE corner of the trench

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_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_211562
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    • Photo of worked stone with three holes engraved/cut into in last wall coursing of wall 4040 looking east.
  • 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_211620
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    • Ben holding SF 52: a medieval green glaze pot handle MDC21_21-04-13_CAM02_IMG135546.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_211639
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    • General shot looking North of trench 4 4040 4027 4039 MDC21_21-04-22_CAM02_IMG164835.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_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 21-4-2021
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