Sections at Middleham Castle

Explore the open archaeological data from our digs at Middleham Castle

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Description

  • East facing section of wall 4025, rubble 4008, and linear 4045. 1:10. Section Sheet #5
  • Ben Swain 22-4-2021

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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_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_4036
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    • Possible foundation trench fill. Mottled yellowey material under 4008 (In slot North of wall 4038). Moderately compact dark yellowish brown clayey silt with Regular mortar and charcoal flecks, occasional medium to large sized sub angular pieces of sandstone rubble.
    • 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_4045
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    • Cut of a possible foundation trench for wall 4038
    • Ben Swain
    • 21-4-2021
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