Sections at Middleham Castle

Explore the open archaeological data from our digs at Middleham Castle

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Description

  • Representative section of South facing LOE of trench 4. 1:10. Section Sheet #5
  • Ben Swain 22-4-2021

Levels

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Contexts

  • Context: MDC_4000
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    • Turf and topsoil in trench 4. Moderately loose dark greyish brown silt with occasional small to medium sized sub angular sandstone chunks.
    • Nat Jackson
    • 23-3-2021
  • Context: MDC_4001
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    • Gravel layer visible across most of trench. Compacted light grey brown sandy silt with 40-50% inclusions of small sub angular pieces of gravel. This gravel layer covered the entire area of the trench, with the exception of the approx 1.00m extension into the southern LOE, a previous 2019 trench, where only backfill was encountered.
    • Ben Swain
    • 24-3-2021
  • Context: MDC_4004
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    • Rubble layer across most of trench 4. Compacted mid greyish brown sandy silt with 40-50% small to medium sized sub angular sandstone pieces, occasional larger pieces.
    • 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_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_4031
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    • Light brown silty clay layer beneath 4015, a possible made ground. Compacted light greyish brown silty clay with 5-10% charcoal flecks, occasional small rounded pebbles.
    • 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
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