Trenches at Pontefract Castle

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Plan

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Section

  • Section: PON_1
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    • Section through center of drawbridge pit running N-S. East facing section. Scale 1:10. Sheet 1&2.
    • Nat Jackson
    • 24-10-2019
  • Section: PON_2
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    • West facing section through middle of drawbridge pit running N-S. Scale 1:10. Sheet 3&4.
    • Ben Swain
    • 31-10-2019
  • Section: PON_3
    • SW facing section of trench. Scale 1:20. Sheet 3.
    • Indie Jago
    • 3-11-2019
  • Section: PON_4
    • E facing section of trench. Scale 1:20. Sheet 6.
    • Indie Jago
    • 3-11-2019
  • Section: PON_5
    • NE facing section of drawbridge pit. 1:20. Sheet 7.
    • David Wallace
    • 31-7-2020
  • Section: PON_6
    • NE facing section through the north end of the drawbridge pit, and section under stone 1089. 1:20. Sheet 7.
    • Indie Jago
    • 10-8-2020
  • Section: PON_7
    • NE facing section through drawbridge pit. Carries on from section 6, showing the south end of the pit. 1:20. Sheet 7.
    • Indie Jago
    • 11-8-2020

Features

  • Feature: PON_101
    • Drawbridge pit
  • Feature: PON_102
    • Masonry block mortared within corner of drawbridge pit
  • Feature: PON_103
    • post hole in masonry 1007
  • Feature: PON_104
    • shallow pit in masonry 1007
  • Feature: PON_105
    • post hole
  • Feature: PON_106
    • post hole in masonry 1018
  • Feature: PON_107
    • post hole next to 1026
  • Feature: PON_108
    • Drum tower
  • Feature: PON_109
    • Beam slot
  • Feature: PON_111
    • Robber Trench
  • Feature: PON_112
    • Pit within Drawbridge pit
  • Feature: PON_113
    • Modern Pit
  • Feature: PON_114
    • Modern Pit
  • Feature: PON_115
    • Small Slot/drain
  • Feature: PON_116
    • Possible Post hole/void
  • Feature: PON_117
    • Victorian recmodelled southern drum tower
  • Feature: PON_118
    • Civil War redan
  • Feature: PON_119
    • Northern Gatehouse Tower
  • Feature: PON_120
    • Casing wall in Drawbridge Pit
  • Feature: PON_121
    • Two large rectangular stone blocks floating in the fill of the drawbridge.
  • Feature: PON_122
    • Two corbel stones keyed into drawbridge pit wall 1060.

Contexts

  • Context: PON_1001
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    • Topsoil
    • Indie Jago
    • 11-10-2019
  • Context: PON_1002
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    • Silting layer
    • Indie Jago
    • 11-10-2019
  • Context: PON_1003
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    • Structural wall
    • Indie Jago
    • 11-10-2019
  • Context: PON_1004
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    • Masonry wall
    • Indie Jago
    • 11-10-2019
  • Context: PON_1005
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    • Masonry block
    • Indie Jago
    • 11-10-2019
  • Context: PON_1006
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    • Masonry
    • Indie Jago
    • 11-10-2019
  • Context: PON_1007
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    • Defensive masonry wall
    • Indie Jago
    • 11-10-2019
  • Context: PON_1009
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    • Post demolition silty layer
    • Indie Jago
    • 11-10-2019
  • Context: PON_1010
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    • Destruction rubble
    • Indie Jago
    • 11-10-2019
  • Context: PON_1011
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    • Defensive wall
    • Indie Jago
    • 11-10-2019
  • Context: PON_1012
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    • Post hole
    • Indie Jago
    • 11-10-2019
  • Context: PON_1013
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    • Fill of post hole
    • Indie Jago
    • 11-10-2019
  • Context: PON_1014
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    • Post hole
    • Indie Jago
    • 11-10-2019
  • Context: PON_1015
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    • Fill of post hole
    • Indie Jago
    • 11-10-2019
  • Context: PON_1016
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    • Shallow pit
    • Indie Jago
    • 11-10-2019
  • Context: PON_1017
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    • Fill of late (post 1650's) post hole
    • Indie Jago
    • 11-10-2019
  • Context: PON_1018
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    • Masonry wall
    • Indie Jago
    • 11-10-2019
  • Context: PON_1019
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    • Silty deposit similar to (1002) but slightly darker
    • Indie Jago
    • 11-10-2019
  • Context: PON_1020
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    • Masonry wall
    • Indie Jago
    • 11-10-2019
  • Context: PON_1021
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    • Fill to the side of wall 1020
    • Indie Jago
    • 11-10-2019
  • Context: PON_1022
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    • Sub-circular post hole
    • Indie Jago
    • 11-10-2019
  • Context: PON_1023
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    • Fill of post hole
    • Indie Jago
    • 11-10-2019
  • Context: PON_1024
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    • Cut of small slot/drain
    • Indie Jago
    • 11-10-2019
  • Context: PON_1025
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    • Fill of small slot/drain
    • Indie Jago
    • 11-10-2019
  • Context: PON_1026
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    • Cut for small sub-oval post hole
    • Indie Jago
    • 11-10-2019
  • Context: PON_1027
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    • Fill of small sub-oval post hole
    • Indie Jago
    • 11-10-2019
  • Context: PON_1028
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    • Former ground level ?
    • Indie Jago
    • 11-10-2019
  • Context: PON_1029
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    • Destruction layer next to round tower
    • Indie Jago
    • 11-10-2019
  • Context: PON_1030
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    • Natural bedrock
    • Indie Jago
    • 11-10-2019
  • Context: PON_1031
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    • Fill of tower chamber
    • Indie Jago
    • 11-10-2019
  • Context: PON_1032
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    • Fill of beam slot
    • Nat Jackson
    • 14-10-2019
  • Context: PON_1033
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    • Cut of beam slot
    • Nat Jackson
    • 14-10-2019
  • Context: PON_1034
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    • Levelling deposit under Victorian steps
    • Nat Jackson
    • 14-10-2019
  • Context: PON_1035
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    • Modern sub-circular pit
    • Indie Jago
    • 17-10-2019
  • Context: PON_1036
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    • Mixed dark Layer
    • Indie Jago
    • 17-10-2019
  • Context: PON_1037
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    • modern pit with brick
    • Indie Jago
    • 17-10-2019
  • Context: PON_1038
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    • 19th century landscaping layer below 1009
    • Chris Casswell
    • 18-10-2019
  • Context: PON_1039
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    • Fill of modern pit [1035]
    • Nat Jackson
    • 18-10-2019
  • Context: PON_1040
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    • Mixed clayey sand layer below 1038
    • Chris Casswell
    • 18-10-2019
  • Context: PON_1041
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    • Light sandy rubble layer below 1038 and above 1040
    • Chris Casswell
    • 18-10-2019
  • Context: PON_1042
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    • Fill of modern pit [1037]
    • Indie Jago
    • 18-10-2019
  • Context: PON_1043
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    • Dark brown layer
    • Indie Jago
    • 18-10-2019
  • Context: PON_1044
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    • Yellow sand layer ontop of (1043)
    • Indie Jago
    • 18-10-2019
  • Context: PON_1045
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    • Pinkish brown layer ontop of 1044
    • Indie Jago
    • 18-10-2019
  • Context: PON_1046
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    • Yellow sand layer above 1045
    • Indie Jago
    • 18-10-2019
  • Context: PON_1047
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    • Stoney layer at NE end of drawbridge pit above 1047
    • Indie Jago
    • 18-10-2019
  • Context: PON_1049
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    • Cut of feature in drawbridge pit
    • Nat Jackson
    • 21-10-2019
  • Context: PON_1050
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    • Dark layer in drawbridge pit
    • Ben Swain
    • 21-10-2019
  • Context: PON_1051
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    • Light sandy layer in drawbridge pit
    • Ben Swain
    • 21-10-2019
  • Context: PON_1052
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    • Light sandy layer in drawbridge pit above 1050
    • Ben Swain
    • 21-10-2019
  • Context: PON_1053
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    • Pale yellow sandstone fill at NE of drawbridge pit under 1047
    • Indie Jago
    • 21-10-2019
  • Context: PON_1054
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    • Cut of robber trench
    • Indie Jago
    • 22-10-2019
  • Context: PON_1055
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    • Brown sandy silt above coal
    • Indie Jago
    • 22-10-2019
  • Context: PON_1056
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    • Layer of coal
    • Indie Jago
    • 22-10-2019
  • Context: PON_1058
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    • Dark brown clay in drawbridge pit
    • Ben Swain
    • 23-10-2019
  • Context: PON_1059
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    • Brown silty fill below 1059
    • Ben Swain
    • 23-10-2019
  • Context: PON_1060
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    • Fine Masonry wall
    • Ben Swain
    • 24-10-2019
  • Context: PON_1061
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    • Dark layer near masonry 1020
    • Indie Jago
    • 27-10-2019
  • Context: PON_1062
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    • VOID
    • Indie Jago
    • 27-10-2019
  • Context: PON_1063
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    • Light fluffy silty sand under (1059)
    • Nat Jackson
    • 29-10-2019
  • Context: PON_1064
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    • Silty clay on top of (1063)
    • Nat Jackson
    • 29-10-2019
  • Context: PON_1065
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    • Dark layer above masonry wall
    • Ben Swain
    • 30-10-2019
  • Context: PON_1066
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    • Cut of possible post hole/void
    • Nat Jackson
    • 30-10-2019
  • Context: PON_1067
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    • Dark blue grey compact friable silty clay in southern part of drawbridge pit
    • Nat Jackson
    • 30-10-2019
  • Context: PON_1068
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    • Silty sandy lens layer under (1064) and (1066)
    • Nat Jackson
    • 30-10-2019
  • Context: PON_1069
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    • Grey clay below (1068) and above (1063)
    • Nat Jackson
    • 31-10-2019
  • Context: PON_1070
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    • Grey blue clay below (1063) in the southern end of the drawbridge pit
    • Nat Jackson
    • 31-10-2019
  • Context: PON_1071
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    • Masonry facing bedrock at north end of drawbridge pit
    • Ben Swain
    • 1-11-2019
  • Context: PON_1072
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    • Single stone keyed into wall 1060, roughly worked with some degradation, no masons marks
    • Nat Jackson
    • 1-11-2019
  • Context: PON_1073
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    • Light brown/ yellowish brown sandy layer under 1070
    • Nat Jackson
    • 2-11-2019
  • Context: PON_1074
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    • Bluish grey sandy clay layer under (1073)
    • Nat Jackson
    • 2-11-2019
  • Context: PON_1075
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    • Light brown clayey sand below (1074) in drawbridge pit
    • Nat Jackson
    • 2-11-2019
  • Context: PON_1076
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    • Orange brown sand bellow (1075) in drawbridge pit
    • Nat Jackson
    • 2-11-2019
  • Context: PON_1077
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    • Pale yellow sandy silty with frequent sand stone inclusions under (1065)
    • Indie Jago
    • 3-11-2019
  • Context: PON_1078
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    • Modern levelling at S end of trench
    • Indie Jago
    • 3-11-2019
  • Context: PON_1079
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    • Greyish brown silting in drawbridge pit
    • Chris Casswell
    • 5-2-2020
  • Context: PON_1080
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    • Yellowish brown silting in drawbridge pit
    • Chris Casswell
    • 5-2-2020
  • Context: PON_1081
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    • VOID
    • Chris Casswell
    • 5-2-2020
  • Context: PON_1082
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    • Burnt sandstone in drawbridge pit
    • Chris Casswell
    • 5-2-2020
  • Context: PON_1083
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    • Northern drum tower of gatehouse
    • Chris Casswell
    • 25-3-2020
  • Context: PON_1084
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    • Yellow sand at S end of drawbridge pit below (1075) and above (1076)
    • Indie Jago
    • 29-7-2020
  • Context: PON_1085
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    • Organic layer
    • David Wallace
    • 31-7-2020
  • Context: PON_1086
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    • Clay layer
    • David Wallace
    • 31-7-2020
  • Context: PON_1087
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    • Next to 1072. Both have flat tops and rounded bases. Keyed into the wall.
    • Indie Jago
    • 31-7-2020
  • Context: PON_1088
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    • Large rectangular worker stone, next to 1089. Not keyed into the drawbridge pit walls.
    • Indie Jago
    • 31-7-2020
  • Context: PON_1089
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    • large rectangular worked stone, next to 1088. Not keyed into the drawbridge pit walls.
    • Indie Jago
    • 31-7-2020
  • Context: PON_1090
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    • Clayey layer
    • Indie Jago
    • 31-7-2020
  • Context: PON_1091
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    • Light brown sand against south wall of drawbridge pit below 1086
    • David Wallace
    • 3-8-2020
  • Context: PON_1092
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    • Large stone on top of 1075
    • David Wallace
    • 5-8-2020
  • Context: PON_1094
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    • Thin layer of light yellow sand between (1076) and (1079)
    • Indie Jago
    • 6-8-2020
  • Context: PON_1095
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    • Grey clay below 1094 and above 1079
    • Indie Jago
    • 6-8-2020
  • Context: PON_1096
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    • Compact sandstone rubble layer heavily mineralised below 1080
    • Indie Jago
    • 6-8-2020
  • Context: PON_1097
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    • Pinkish grey sand below 1096
    • Indie Jago
    • 6-8-2020
  • Context: PON_1098
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    • Greenish grey clayey sand below 1097
    • Indie Jago
    • 7-8-2020
  • Context: PON_1099
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    • Grey sandy clay below 1095
    • David Wallace
    • 10-8-2020
  • Context: PON_1100
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    • Rubble layer under 1097
    • David Wallace
    • 11-8-2020
  • Context: PON_1101
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    • Rubbly layer below 1076 and above 1099
    • David Wallace
    • 11-8-2020
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