Photos at Middleham Castle

Explore the open archaeological data from our digs at Middleham Castle

Site Photos

  • file_image

Description

  • Stoney layer to the west of wall (2004), facing north. Scale 1 x 1 m
  • Chris Scott 17-9-2019

Contexts

  • Context: MDC_2002
    • file_image
    • Subsoil. Mid greyish brown sandy silt with regular gravel, angular limestone fragments, occasional mortar and charcoal fleck inclusions.
    • Bill Balding
    • 12-8-2019
  • Context: MDC_2004
    • file_image
    • 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_2006
    • file_image
    • Layer underneath building rubble (2005). Mid greyish brown clayey silt with 80% sub-rounded pebbles (<7cm), lime mortar and charcoal inclusions.
    • Bill Balding
    • 15-8-2019
CLOSE