Photos at Middleham Castle

Explore the open archaeological data from our digs at Middleham Castle

Site Photos

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Description

  • South facing photo of trench 4 4008 4009 and walls 4023 4025 4026 4027 4040 4024 4018 MDC21_2021-04-01_CAM05_IMG5641.jpg
  • Nat Jackson 13-5-2021

Contexts

  • Context: MDC_4018
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    • Layer between walls 4024 and 4025 within 2m slot. Moderately compacted mid yellowish brown silty sand with 10-15% small to medium sized sub angular sand stone pieces, occssional charcoal, CBM and mortar flecks.
    • Ben Swain
    • 13-4-2021
  • Context: MDC_4023
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    • N-S and E-W aligned wall in trench 4. Dolostone, 0.22x0.20 representative size of materials, very rough/ poor finish of stones, random uncoursed, wall foundation, north and south faces visible, occasional whitish lime mortar patches and mostly unbounded.
    • Ben Swain
    • 14-4-2021
  • Context: MDC_4024
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    • E-W aligned wall in trench 4. Dolostone, 0.23mx0.20m approx average representation size of materials, very rough/ poor finish of stones, random uncoursed, stone wall foundation, north and south faces visible, Occasional patches of whitish lime mortar and predominantly unbonded.
    • Ben Swain
    • 14-4-2021
  • 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_4026
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    • E-W aligned wall in trench 4. Dolostone, 0.21x0.22m average size of materials, roughly finished, random coursed, two courses visible, wall foundation, north and south faces visible, northern face may have been partially robbed and occasional patches of whitish lime mortar visible.
    • Ben Swain
    • 14-4-2021
  • Context: MDC_4027
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    • E-W aligned wall extending from eastern LOE, abutting wall 4040. Dolostone, 0.30x0.20m average size of materials, roughly finished, random coursed, wall foundation, north and south facing, whitish lime mortar with occasional small gravel inclusions.
    • Ben Swain
    • 14-4-2021
  • Context: MDC_4040
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    • Return of wall 4038. Dolostone/ limestone, Largest - 0.37 x 0.6 and smallest 0.03x 0.10, average 0.26x 0.15 size of materials, combination of roughly hewn and dressed, roughly coursed and limestone mortar bonding, wall foundation, faces are east and west, hard light whitish mortar with very small sub angular stones <5%.
    • Ben Swain
    • 21-4-2021
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