Plans at Middleham Castle

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  • Post Ex Plan of Trench 4. 1:50. Sheet#13
  • David Wallace 22-4-2021

Contexts

  • 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_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_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_4019
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    • Layer beneath 4009 internal to building
    • 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_4033
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    • Reddish brown sandy clay layer with coal flecks, potential natural. Very compacted, mid orangey brown, clay, 10-15% small coal pieces and flecks, occasional small rounded pebbles. This natural layer consisted of a glacial till with bands of coal and clay, including rounded pebbles.
    • Ben Swain
    • 15-4-2021
  • Context: MDC_4037
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    • Clayey material under 4008 (in eastern slot, between walls 4038 and 4039). Likely natural or made ground above the natural. Compacted dark orangey brown clay with Occasional charcoal and mortar flecks. This was excavated to a depth of 0.20m before this layer was assumed to be natural/redeposited natural made ground.
    • Ben Swain
    • 20-4-2021
  • Context: MDC_4038
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    • Wall running East West through trench, visible at Eastern end in slot, return of 4040. Dolostone, roughly shaped, random coursed two courses visible, wall foundation, north and south faces, whitish lime mortar.
    • Ben Swain
    • 20-4-2021
  • Context: MDC_4039
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    • Wall running East - West upon which wall 4027 is built. Dolostone, approx 0.30x0.20 average size of materials, roughly shaped, random coursed, wall foundation, north face visible.
    • Ben Swain
    • 20-4-2021
  • 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_4041
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    • Soft friable light yellow sand under (4011) capped by burning lens from which a sample was taken. Soft friable, light yellow brown, silty sand, occasional charcoal and small stones.
    • Nat Jackson
    • 21-4-2021
  • Context: MDC_4044
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    • Possible cut of circular truncation in walls (4040) (4027). Circular cut with very steep sides and a flat base. The break of slope at the top and base was sharp.Cuts through wall 4027 and wall 4040.
    • David Wallace
    • 21-4-2021
  • Context: MDC_4045
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    • Cut of a possible foundation trench for wall 4038
    • Ben Swain
    • 21-4-2021
  • Context: MDC_4046
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    • Possible made ground layer into which foundation trench 4045 is cut. Compacted dark orangey brown silty clay with 15-20% inclusions of charcoal and sandstone flecks and small pieces. Occasional rounded stone pebbles.
    • Ben Swain
    • 21-4-2021
  • Context: MDC_4047
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    • Possible poorly made rebuild of wall 4027 after a burning event. Dolostone and reused roof slates, Largest stone 0.40m×0.14m, finish of stones very rough/poor, random coursing, possible foundation of wall rebuild, faces N-S and bonding material whitish like mortar with gravel inclusions.
    • Ben Swain
    • 22-4-2021
  • Context: MDC_4048
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    • 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.
    • Ben Swain
    • 22-4-2021
  • Context: MDC_4049
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    • Blocking material used to fill up circular cut of 4044 and then forming part of wall 4027. Very compacted light yellowish grey dolostone with medium to large dolostone sub angular cut pieces
    • Ben Swain
    • 22-4-2021
  • Context: MDC_4050
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    • Light yellow sand beneath layer 4017 between walls 4025 and 4026. Soft friable light orangey yellow, sand with occasional charcoal and mortar flecks.
    • Ben Swain
    • 26-4-2021
  • 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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