Contexts at Pontefract Castle

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Short Description:
Burnt sandstone in drawbridge pit
Issued to
Chris Casswell | 05/02/2020
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Interpretation

    • Rubble layer within drawbridge pit / burnt bedrock
      • Chris Casswell
    • 5-2-2020

Sketch Photo

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Stratigraphic Matrix

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Description

  • Hard
  • Yellow sandstone supported in yellowish brown silty sand matrix
  • Yellow sandstone supported in yellowish brown silty sand matrix
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  • Thickness - 0.38m
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  • Recorded as refusal of auger survey. llustration drawn as part of artist workshop on Sunday 3rd November 2019. Hand excavated in Aug 2020.

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Feature

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Samples

  • Sample: PON_51
    • Indie Jago
    • 10-8-2020

Record Details

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  • Chris Casswell 5-2-2020
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