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Short Description:
East West running wall in trench 4, SW corner. Possible continuation of wall 4027 after rebuild 4047. Dolostone, medium sized stones 0.25m×0.20m, roughly finished stone, random one visible coursing, wall foundation, faces N-S and bonding material whitish like mortar with small gravel inclusions.
Issued to
Ben Swain | 22/04/2021
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Interpretation

    • This section of wall foundation likely represents the original continuation of wall 4027 before a fire and/or partial collapse resulted in the construction of a rebuild in the form of 4047
      • Ben Swain
    • 26-4-2021

Sketch Photo

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Stratigraphic Matrix

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Description

  • Doler stone
  • Medium sized - 0.25×0.20
  • Roughly finished stone
  • Random coursed, one course visible
  • Wall foundation
  • N-S
  • Whitish lime mortar with small gravel inclusions
  • Length - 1.95m within trench Width - 0.60m Depth - 0.20m down to LOE
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Finds

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Feature

  • Feature: MDC_411
    • Wall in the SW corner of Trench 4

Site Photos

  • 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_211640
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    • Close up of wall 4048 MDC21_21-04-22_CAM02_IMG164849.jpg
  • Photo: MDC_211726
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    • Photo looking east of of wall 4048 MDC21_2021-03-31_CAM05_IMG5625.jpg

Plan

  • 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 22-4-2021
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