Features at Middleham Castle

Explore the open archaeological data from our digs at Middleham Castle

Basic Information

  • Block up doorway within wall F16, probably contemporary with construction of F17 and reconfiguration of earlier walls to form structure F14

Contexts

  • Context: MDC_1012
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    • Blockup of door, mid dark greyish brown, silty sand with 90% inclusion of poorly sorted angular stones (ranging 6-50cm), pebbles, and lime mortar.
    • John Cauchi
    • 20-8-2019
  • Context: MDC_1019
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    • Layer underneath door block up. Mid reddish brown sandy silt with 5% gravel, 5% angular stones (5cm) and <1% charcoal inclusions.
    • Pandora Thoresby
    • 21-8-2019

Narrative

    • Recorded within wall F16, the northern wall of building F14, was blocked up doorway F21. The doorway was blocked up by limestone/sandstone rubble and lime mortar (1012). The blocking up of the door seemed likely to have been contemporary with the building of wall F17 and remodelling of earlier walls F15 and F16 to form building F14. Immediately beneath the rubble mix of blocked up doorway F21 was floor accumulation (1019).
      • Indie Jago
    • 16-10-2020

Dating Narrative

    • Two sherds of green-glazed Humberware, including one from a drinking jug (SF47), were recovered from floor accumulation (1019) and provided a terminus post quem of AD1350-1500 for the blocking up doorway F21.
      • Indie Jago
    • 16-10-2020

Matrix

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