Contexts at Pontefract Castle

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Short Description:
Pinkish brown layer ontop of 1044
Issued to
Indie Jago | 18/10/2019
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Interpretation

    • Small deposit within drawbridge pit, possible lens.
      • Nat Jackson
    • 23-10-2019
    • Rubble layer within drawbridge pit
      • Chris Casswell
    • 6-11-2019

Sketch Photo

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Stratigraphic Matrix

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Description

  • Moderately loose
  • Brown
  • Silty sand
  • Degraded pink sandstone, occasional sandstone fragments, occasional charcoal flecks
  • Thickness - 0.46m
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  • Hand dug

Finds

FindtypeQuantity (No. fragments)Weight (g)Notes
Animal Bone 5 33 Year 2019
Ceramic Building Material 1 96 Year 2019

Feature

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Site Photos

  • Photo: PON_193925
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    • E facing section through drawbridge pit after removing pit [1049], and layers (1043), (1044), (1045) and (1046) . 1 m scales. Looking W.

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  • Indie Jago 18-10-2019
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