Contexts at Pontefract Castle

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Short Description:
19th century landscaping layer below 1009
Issued to
Chris Casswell | 18/10/2019
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Interpretation

    • 19th century landscaping
      • Chris Casswell
    • 18-10-2019

Sketch Photo

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Stratigraphic Matrix

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Description

  • Soft
  • Mid brown
  • Sand
  • Occasional charcoal pieces and small sandstone inclusions
  • Thickness - 0.30m
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  • Hand excavated

Finds

FindtypeQuantity (No. fragments)Weight (g)Notes
Animal Bone 12 178 Year 2019
Ceramic Building Material 1 69 With Mortar (Year 2019)
Ceramic Building Material 1 111 With Mortar (Year 2019)
Clay Tobacco Pipe 1 6 Bowl (Year 2019)
Clay Tobacco Pipe 7 24 Stems (Year 2019)
Glass 1 11 Year 2019
Other (add to description) 6 5 Charcoal (Year 2019)
Pot 4 58 Year 2019
Pot 13 357 1 green glazed (Year 2019)
Shell 2 2 Snail (Year 2019)
Shell 1 10 Oyster (Year 2019)

Feature

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Site Photos

  • Photo: PON_193951
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    • W facing photo after the removal of the Victorian robber trench [1054], exposing layers accumulated in drawbridge pit. 1m scale.

Record Details

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  • Chris Casswell 18-10-2019
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