Photos at Middleham Castle

Explore the open archaeological data from our digs at Middleham Castle

Site Photos

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Description

  • Construction horizon (2016) and possible cobbled surface (2017) to the east of wall (2004), facing west. Scale 2 x 1 m
  • Chris Scott 17-9-2019

Contexts

  • Context: MDC_2004
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    • North-south aligned wall running across Trench 2. N-S aligned. Regularly coursed linear wall of limestone blocks and fragments (av. 40x25x13cm). Internal face faces W, external to E. Seven courses extant bonded with yellow lime mortar. External faces of stones are well finished with visible tooling.
    • Jodie Hannis
    • 12-8-2019
  • Context: MDC_2007
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    • Accumulated deposit beneath wall collapse (2003). Mid brown clayey silt with <5% mortar and <2% charcoal inclusions.
    • Val Rowe
    • 15-8-2019
  • Context: MDC_2008
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    • East/West aligned wall. Regularly coursed linear wall of limestone blocks and fragments. Internal face S, external to N. Courses slope in line with natural contour of ground. Bonded with yellow lime mortar.
    • Pandora Thoresby
    • 15-8-2019
  • Context: MDC_2012
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    • Remaining basal course of wall of earlier structure. E-W linear wall with 90 degree turn to southeast. Faced limestone blocks (<38x20x12cm)
    • Geoff Minshull
    • 19-8-2019
  • Context: MDC_2015
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    • Clay foundation deposit beneath wall 2004. Very firm green brown clay.
    • Ben Moore
    • 22-8-2019
  • Context: MDC_2016
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    • Lens of material within the floor. Loose, beige, sandy clayey silt with 50% mortar and charcoal <10%
    • Ben Moore
    • 22-8-2019
  • Context: MDC_2017
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    • Possible cobbled surface to east of wall 2004. Mid reddish-brown sandy silt with large sub angular stones (19x20cm) placed to form a possible surface. 50% charcoal inclusions spread evenly across the deposit. Heat affected clay evident in areas and some fired purpled clay observed.
    • Ben Moore
    • 22-8-2019
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