Photos at Middleham Castle

Explore the open archaeological data from our digs at Middleham Castle

Site Photos

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Description

  • Raphael examining section in trench 4
  • Nat Jackson 25-6-2021

Contexts

  • Context: MDC_4028
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    • Firm brown clay under 4021, potentially made ground. Hard mid orange/ red brown clay with very rare small sub angular stones and small sub circular limestone chunk. Vast majority of layer clean.
    • David Wallace
    • 14-4-2021
  • Context: MDC_4029
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    • Greyish limestone layer under 4021. Soft light whitish grey sandy silt with rare small sub angular stones. Similar to 4030 but may have been left from 2019 excavations
    • David Wallace
    • 14-4-2021
  • Context: MDC_4030
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    • Greyish limestone patch under 4021 similar to 4029. Friable light whitish grey sandy silt with <10% small sub angular stones.
    • David Wallace
    • 14-4-2021
  • Context: MDC_4032
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    • Very dark charcoal layer under both 4022 and 4029. Very dark black brown silty sand with 40% small chunks of charcoal and 10% small sub angular stones and limestones lumps. Same as (4021)
    • David Wallace
    • 14-4-2021
  • Context: MDC_4033
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    • Reddish brown sandy clay layer with coal flecks, potential natural. Very compacted, mid orangey brown, clay, 10-15% small coal pieces and flecks, occasional small rounded pebbles. This natural layer consisted of a glacial till with bands of coal and clay, including rounded pebbles.
    • Ben Swain
    • 15-4-2021
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