Sections at Middleham Castle

Explore the open archaeological data from our digs at Middleham Castle

Scan

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Description

  • East facing section of Tr4 with 2019 backfill and undisturbed layers of wall, rubble, charcoal and clay. Section Sheet #3
  • David Wallace 20-4-2021

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Contexts

  • 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_4003
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    • Backfill of 2019 trench 2 excavation, partially visible within trench 4
    • Ben Swain
    • 24-3-2021
  • Context: MDC_4022
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    • Sandy yellow layer. Soft mid yellowish brown sandy silt with 10% very small sub angular stones, cbm flecks and charcoal.
    • David Wallace
    • 13-4-2021
  • Context: MDC_4028
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    • Firm brown clay under 4021, potentially made ground. Hard mid orange/ red brown clay with very rare small sub angular stones and small sub circular limestone chunk. Vast majority of layer clean.
    • David Wallace
    • 14-4-2021
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