Features at Middleham Castle

Explore the open archaeological data from our digs at Middleham Castle

Basic Information

  • N-S aligned wall <1003> abutting F15 and F16

Contexts

  • Context: MDC_1003
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    • North-South aligned wall within trench 1. N-S aligned wall of coursed square flat faced limestone and gritty coarse grey/cream lime mortar.
    • Aimee Parker
    • 10-8-2019
  • Context: MDC_1024
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    • Layer of construction debris. Mottled cream/mid brown silt with angular limestone fragment inclusions.
    • Carl Hood
    • 22-8-2019

Narrative

    • F17 is the north-south aligned wall of structure F14. It abutted E-W aligned walls F15 and F16, and was related to a later phase of remodelling and repurposing of exisiting walls/structures. It was probably contemporary with the blocking up of the doorway in the wall F16 of structure F14.
      • Josh Hogue
    • 28-9-2020
    • Wall F17 was made of squared limestone blocks, coursed and bounded with gritty lime mortar, with a rubble core (1003). It was N-S aligned and measured 6.0m long, 0.60m wide. Based on the results of geophysical survey the exposed walls formed the eastern end of was a E-W aligned building measuring c. 20m by 8m. Wall F17 was associated with a spread of construction debris (1024), which butted up against the wall and covered buried soil (1017). It seemed likely that buried soil (1017) immediately predated the construction of wall F17, although the relationship was not fully investigated during excavation
      • Indie Jago
    • 16-10-2020

Dating Narrative

    • No finds were recovered from construction debris (1024). However, local wares (types 1, 4 and 5, including SF48) and Bransby type potsherds were recovered from buried soil (1017) providing a likely terminus post quem of AD1250-1500 for the construction of Wall F17.
      • Indie Jago
    • 16-10-2020

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