Plans at Middleham Castle

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  • Mid Ex plan of trench 4 including 2m slot through middle of trench. 1:50. Sheet#10
  • Ben Swain 12-4-2021

Contexts

  • Context: MDC_4002
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    • Cut of 2019 trench 2 excavation, partially visible within trench 4. L-shaped 2019 trench with vertical sides and a flat base. The break of slope at the top and bottom was very sharp.
    • Ben Swain
    • 24-3-2021
  • Context: MDC_4008
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    • Silty Layer with rubble, beneath rubble layer 4004 (outside of building). Soft mid greyish brown sandy silt with 30% small - medium limestone rubble including thin longer potential roof tiles.
    • Ben Swain
    • 7-4-2021
  • Context: MDC_4009
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    • Silty Layer with rubble, beneath rubble layer 4004 (inside the building). Soft mid greyish brown sandy silt with 20% small - medium limestone rubble including thin longer potential roof tiles.
    • Ben Swain
    • 8-4-2021
  • Context: MDC_4010
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    • Stones blocking up entrance way through walls 4023 and 4024. Compacted mid greyish brown sandy silt with 50-70% inclusions of medium to large sized sub angular sandstone pieces. Substantial worked masonry stones.
    • Ben Swain
    • 8-4-2021
  • Context: MDC_4011
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    • Brown/yellow mottled moderately soft friable clayey silt layer between walls 4026 and 4027. Moderately soft friable dark yellowish brown clayey silt with 10-15% charcoal inclusions and occasional mortar flecks.
    • Ben Swain
    • 12-4-2021
  • Context: MDC_4012
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    • Silting deposit with charcoal. Moderately compact dark grey brown clayey silt with regular charcoal and mortar flecks. Charcoal rich possible occupation deposit
    • Ben Swain
    • 12-4-2021
  • Context: MDC_4013
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    • Orangey yellow mottled layer above possible occupation deposit 4012. Moderately compact light yellowish brown silty clay with frequent charcoal and mortar flecks
    • Ben Swain
    • 12-4-2021
  • Context: MDC_4014
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    • Rubble possible foundation layer running underneath wall 4023. Very compact dark grey brown silt with 15% charcoal flecks, 40-50% medium sized sub angular sandstone rubble.
    • Ben Swain
    • 12-4-2021
  • Context: MDC_4015
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    • Yellowish brown mottled layer
    • Ben Swain
    • 13-4-2021
  • Context: MDC_4016
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    • Rubble layer (remains of the 2019 trench 2 section in the SE corner of the trench). Friable mid yellowish brown silty clay with 20% sub angular stones with patches of charcoal and mortar
    • Ben Swain
    • 13-4-2021
  • Context: MDC_4017
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    • Layer between walls 4025 and 4026 within 2m slot. Compacted mid yellowish brown silty sand with occasional charcoal and mortar flecks.
    • Ben Swain
    • 13-4-2021
  • Context: MDC_4018
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    • Layer between walls 4024 and 4025 within 2m slot. Moderately compacted mid yellowish brown silty sand with 10-15% small to medium sized sub angular sand stone pieces, occssional charcoal, CBM and mortar flecks.
    • Ben Swain
    • 13-4-2021
  • Context: MDC_4020
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    • Rubble possible foundation layer running underneath wall 4023.Moderately compact dark grey brown silt with 30-40% inclusions of small to medium sized sandstone sub angular pieces, regular charcoal flecks.
    • Ben Swain
    • 13-4-2021
  • Context: MDC_4023
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    • N-S and E-W aligned wall in trench 4. Dolostone, 0.22x0.20 representative size of materials, very rough/ poor finish of stones, random uncoursed, wall foundation, north and south faces visible, occasional whitish lime mortar patches and mostly unbounded.
    • Ben Swain
    • 14-4-2021
  • Context: MDC_4024
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    • E-W aligned wall in trench 4. Dolostone, 0.23mx0.20m approx average representation size of materials, very rough/ poor finish of stones, random uncoursed, stone wall foundation, north and south faces visible, Occasional patches of whitish lime mortar and predominantly unbonded.
    • Ben Swain
    • 14-4-2021
  • Context: MDC_4025
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    • E-W aligned wall in trench 4. Dolostone, 0.31x0.15 largest stone visible size of materials, roughly finished, random uncoursed, wall foundation, north and south face visible, occasional areas of whitish lime mortar and mostly unbonded.
    • Ben Swain
    • 14-4-2021
  • Context: MDC_4026
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    • E-W aligned wall in trench 4. Dolostone, 0.21x0.22m average size of materials, roughly finished, random coursed, two courses visible, wall foundation, north and south faces visible, northern face may have been partially robbed and occasional patches of whitish lime mortar visible.
    • Ben Swain
    • 14-4-2021
  • Context: MDC_4027
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    • E-W aligned wall extending from eastern LOE, abutting wall 4040. Dolostone, 0.30x0.20m average size of materials, roughly finished, random coursed, wall foundation, north and south facing, whitish lime mortar with occasional small gravel inclusions.
    • Ben Swain
    • 14-4-2021
  • Context: MDC_4040
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    • 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%.
    • Ben Swain
    • 21-4-2021
  • Context: MDC_4051
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    • Light yellow sandy layer with charcoal patches adjacent to walls 4040 and 4041. Exposed in 2019.Moderately compact, mid yellowish brown, silty sand with 15-20% inclusions of charcoal and mortar flecks
    • Ben Swain
    • 26-4-2021
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