Photos at Middleham Castle

Explore the open archaeological data from our digs at Middleham Castle

Site Photos

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Description

  • Tile deposit within structure in Trench 2, facing east. Scale 1 x 1 m, 3 x 2 m
  • Chris Scott 17-9-2019

Contexts

  • Context: MDC_2004
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    • North-south aligned wall running across Trench 2. N-S aligned. Regularly coursed linear wall of limestone blocks and fragments (av. 40x25x13cm). Internal face faces W, external to E. Seven courses extant bonded with yellow lime mortar. External faces of stones are well finished with visible tooling.
    • Jodie Hannis
    • 12-8-2019
  • Context: MDC_2005
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    • Building rubble including roof tiles to the west of (2004). Probably represents a collapsed roof. Firm, grey, stone and c.100% grey stone roof tiles.
    • Stephen Hutchinson
    • 15-8-2019
  • Context: MDC_2006
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    • Layer underneath building rubble (2005). Mid greyish brown clayey silt with 80% sub-rounded pebbles (<7cm), lime mortar and charcoal inclusions.
    • Bill Balding
    • 15-8-2019
  • Context: MDC_2013
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    • Void. Cut of robbing trench through (2005). Linear cut with uneven sides and base was flat. The break of slope at the was undefined and the base was unclear
    • Geoff Minshull
    • 19-8-2019
  • Context: MDC_2014
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    • Deposit of roof tile in discrete area overlaying (2005). Loose dark brown sandy silt, 80% roof tile pitched in soil.
    • Geoff Minshull
    • 19-8-2019
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