Photos at Middleham Castle

Explore the open archaeological data from our digs at Middleham Castle

Site Photos

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Description

  • Wall (2004), facing west. Scale 2 x 1 m
  • Chris Scott 17-9-2019

Contexts

  • Context: MDC_2003
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    • Collapsed rubble and facing stones from wall (2004). Mid brown clayey silt with angular limestone blocks and gravel throughout. Occasional roof tile fragments and charcoal flecks.
    • Hannah Savage
    • 12-8-2019
  • 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_2005
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    • Building rubble including roof tiles to the west of (2004). Probably represents a collapsed roof. Firm, grey, stone and c.100% grey stone roof tiles.
    • Stephen Hutchinson
    • 15-8-2019
  • 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_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
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