Contexts at Pontefract Castle

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Short Description:
Mixed clayey sand layer, possibly the same as layer (1040) under (1009)
Issued to
Indie Jago | 05/11/2019
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Interpretation

    • Victorian layer
      • Indie Jago
    • 6-11-2019

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Stratigraphic Matrix

Description

  • Moderate
  • Yellowy brown
  • Clayey sand
  • Occasional degraded sandstone pieces
  • Thickness - 0.15m
  • Small finds 2019: 1 Lead Object Post Medieval x1 27g Round Musket ball, 1.8cm diameter with some mortar 2 Lead Object Post Medieval x1 9g Very small round Musket ball, 1cm diameter 3 Lead Object Post Medieval x1 33g Round Musket ball, 2cm diameter with some mortar 4 Lead Object Post Medieval x1 21g Round Musket ball, 1.5cm diameter with some mortar
  • Not excavated

Finds

FindtypeQuantity (No. fragments)Weight (g)Notes
Animal Bone 2 5 Year 2019
Animal Bone 2 34 Year 2019
Ceramic Building Material 1 184 Tile (Year 2019)
Lead Object 2 38 Possible flat musketballs (Year 2019)
Pot 6 75 3 green glazed (Year 2019)

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