Contexts at Sudeley Castle

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Short Description:
Clayey silt layer in Western half of trench 8
Issued to
Lew Toulmin | 21/10/2021
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Interpretation

    • This material forms the predominant deposit of the bank built up against the wall 8005 on the western side. It forms one large dumping event probably to landscape this area of the garden after it went out of use. This maybe also allowed a viewing platform to be formed at the back of the garden. Numerous large pieces of carved masonry were recovered from this material, possibly as a stabilising agent for the bank
      • Ben Swain
    • 31-10-2021

Sketch Photo

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Stratigraphic Matrix

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Description

  • Moderately compact
  • Dark orangey brown
  • Silty clay
  • Very occasional small sub angular sandstone pieces and gravel
  • Trench dimensions west of wall 8005 Width- 1.53 Thickness - 0.64m
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  • Hand Ex/fair

Finds

FindtypeQuantity (No. fragments)Weight (g)Notes
Animal Bone
Animal Bone
Shell

Feature

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Site Photos

  • Photo: SUD_217022
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    • E looking photo of SF64 (left) and SF65 (right). 1m scale
  • Photo: SUD_217232
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    • Record photo of SF61. 0.05m scale
  • Photo: SUD_217234
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    • Record photo of SF61. 0.05m scale
  • Photo: SUD_217253
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    • Record photo of SF65. 0.4m scale
  • Photo: SUD_217257
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    • Record photo of SF65. 0.4m scale
  • Photo: SUD_217259
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    • Record photo of SF65. 0.4m scale
  • Photo: SUD_217262
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    • Record photo of SF65. 0.4m scale
  • Photo: SUD_217452
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    • Record photos of SF64. 0.5m scale
  • Photo: SUD_217453
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    • Record photos of SF64. 0.5m scale
  • Photo: SUD_217455
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    • Record photos of SF64. 0.5m scale
  • Photo: SUD_217558
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    • Record photo of SF64. 0.5m scale
  • Photo: SUD_217592
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    • Record photo of SF65. 0.5m and 0.4m scale
  • Photo: SUD_217594
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    • Record photo of SF65. 0.5m scale
  • Photo: SUD_217595
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    • Record photo of SF65. 0.5m scale

Objects

  • Find: SUD_61
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    • Carved stone ball rose, highly broken.
  • Find: SUD_64
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    • Carved masonry
  • Find: SUD_65
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    • masonry block
  • Find: SUD_68
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    • Fe knife

Record Details

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  • Lew Toulmin 21-10-2021
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