Explore the open archaeological data from our digs at Pontefract Castle
Post excavation photo of West wall, on top of drawbridge pit
Post excavation photo of East wall, on top of drawbridge pit
Post excavation photo of South wall, on top of drawbridge pit
Large masonry blocks (1089) overlying drawbridge pit layers. Looking south. 1m scales.
Large masonry blocks (1088) and (1092). Looking west. 0.4m and 1m scales.
Large masonry blocks (1088), (1089) and (1092). Looking south. 1m and 2m scales.
South wall of drawbridge pit, showing large masonry blocks (1088), (1089) and (1092). Looking south. …
Photo of drawbridge pit F101. With robber trench [1054] and pit [1049] removed. S facing. 1m scales. …
W facing photo after the removal of the Victorian robber trench [1054], exposing layers accumulated …
Robber trench [1054] on top of wall 1060. Facing NW. 1m scale.
Photo of drawbridge pit F101. Robber trench [1054] around wall 1007 and 1060. 1m scales. Looking N.
E facing section through drawbridge pit after (1043) was removed. Looking W. 1m scale.
Plan photo of pit [1049]. Start of Victorian robber trench in top left corner [1054]. Looking S. 1m …
S facing of wall 1004. In cut of pit [1049]. 1m vertical scale. Looking N.
Oblique photo of Victorian pit [1049]. 1m vertical scale. Facing NW.
N end of E facing section through drawbridge pit after removing pit [1049], and layer (1046) . 1 m scale. …
E facing section through drawbridge pit after removing pit [1049], and layers (1043), (1044), (1045) …
Nat and team excavating drawbridge pit F101. Looking W.
Cut of modern pit with brick. North west facing. 1m scale.
E facing section of modern pit 1035. 1m scale. Looking W.
Photo of modern pit 1037, cut by modern pit 1035, and mixed dark layer 1036. 1m scale. Looking W.
Photo of mixed dark layer. 1m scale. Looking W.
Photo of modern pit 1035. 1m scale. Looking E.
Photo of beam slot 1033. 1m scale. Looking NE.
Plan photo of beam slot 1033. 1m scale. Looking NW.
Southwest facing section of remains of beam slot 1033, looking northeast, 0.4m scale
Pre-excavation photo of backfill of beam slot cut through levelling deposit 1034, 1m scale
Photo of levelling deposit 1034 below Victorian step, looking north, 1m scale
Photo of levelling deposit 1034 below Victorian step, looking northwest, 1m scale
Pre-excavation photo of masonry filling corner of drawbridge pit, looking west, 1m scale
Pit 1016 cut into bridge structure on NE side of drawbridge pit, looking north, 1m scale
pre ex photo of masonary 1020. 2m scale. Facing NW. 3811-3812
pre ex photo of draw bridge pit F101. 2m scale. Facing NW. 3808-3810.
pre ex photo of draw bridge pit wall (1007). 1m scale. Facing W. 3805-3086.
pre ex photo of drum tower (1011). 1m scale. Facing N. 3804-3085.
Pre ex photo of trench. 1m scales. Facing NW. 3801-3803.
W facing section through drawbridge pit (section 2). N end of section. 1m scale. Looking E.
W facing section through drawbridge pit (section 2). Middle of section. 1m scale. Looking E.
W facing section through drawbridge pit (section 2). S end of pit. Looking E. 1m scale.
N facing photo of section 2. Natural bedrock (1030) and masonry reached in N end of pit. 2m scale.
Photo of wall 1060. Looking S. 2m scale. 1615-1619.
Photo of wall 1060. Looking S. 1m scale. 1615-1619.
Plan photo of section through drawbridge pit, N end. 1m scale. Looking E. 1613-1614.
Drawbridge pit F101 after the removal of section 2. Looking N. 2m scales. 1610-1609.
Exposed Corner of masonry wall 1003. 1m scale. Looking N.
Half section of layer 1065. 1m scale. Facing W.
Natasha (left) and Jackie (right) cleaning Masonry (1020).
Section showing that the victorian levelling deposit (1034) is under the masonry (1020). Looking W. …
South facing section of Victorian steps. 1m scale. Looking N.
Photo of volunteers on site. Looking NE.
Chris GPSing targets for final 3D model
Micro-morphology samples 23-31 from drawbridge pit. 1m scale. Looking E.
Micromorphology samples taken from contexts (1050), (1058) and (1059). Samples from left to right sample …
Volunteers Michelle, Ollie, Jamie, Billy and James removing layer 1055 from drawbridge pit F101. Volunteers …
ASNaC students from Cambridge University Claire, James and Hilbert remove the large stones from the …
Billy, Indie, Claire, Hilbert and James lifting large stones from (1047) out of the drawbridge pit F101. …
Claire and team removing stones from rubble fill of pit [1049].
Jodie with DigCamp, excavating Victorian landscaping near drum tower
Volunteers removing material from drawbridge pit. From left to right: Billy, Hannah, Lee, Nat, Ben, …
Kinga, Joanne and team sieving soil from drawbridge pit
Site on the Friday 1st Nov. DigCamp are excavating victorian landscaping near the drum tower and volunteers …
Samples taken from section 2. 1m scale. Looking E. 0004-0008. From left to right: Sample 15 (1064), …
Indie and Chris in drawbridge pit on Halloween 2019.
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