Context

Cutting

Description

Pic

Cat

East

North

Max Width

Max Length

Depth/Height

Layer

Overlies/Seals

Overlain/Sealed by

Cuts

Cut by

Abuts/Contiguous

Associated with

Hand FS

Typed FS

Any FS

H

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PDF URL

Hand drawi

Ink drawing

F03351

A5, A6, AA5

Pit containing large and small tumbled hard packed stones and black soil. Cut into limestone bedrock at foot of rear of rampart. Areas of intense burning around edge of pit blue and red colour. Five layers across three cuttings and two seasons. See feature sheets for details. Finds: large quantity of bones ,some coarse red/black pottery with flint inclusions.

2

430 cms E-W

290 cms N-S

See feature sheets

5

Turf

Bedrock

F03351, F03352, F03353, F03354, F03355, F03356, F03357, F03358

1

1

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2

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F03352

A6

Hearth with 4 large flat limestones slabs - area of pink burning.
Some burnt bone. Surrounding chipples contained particles of burnt limestone.

4

8.0

3.0

50 cms N-S

55 cms E-W

15 cms

black earth and chipples

Topsoil

0

1

1

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F03353

A6

Area of burning on limestone on edge of gull.

3

1.0

2.5

2

1

1

1

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F03354

A6

Area of worn limestone running in band along south edge of A6 - also occurs in B6 and along north. Finds: daub, pebbles, quern stone fragment.

3

300 cms N-S

700 cms E-W

5 cms

Bedrock

Topsoil

chipples in A6

1

1

1

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F03355

A6

Area of burnt limestone. Possibly related to F03352 (hearth).

3

7.5

2.0

1

1

1

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F03356

A6

Shallow depression in the gull contained some brown earth/chipples.

2

3.0

6.5

50 cms NW-SE

5 cms

Bedrock gull

1

1

1

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F03357

A6

Area of burned limestone, not a feature

0

0.5

3.5

1

0

1

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F03358

A6

Area of burnt limestone, later found to be insignificant scatters of burned stones. Not a feature.

0

1

1

1

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F03359

A6

Area of faulting in bedrock - line of calcite running N from easting 3.5. Natural (no feature sheet). Marked in feature ledger as ‘Abandoned’

0

230 cms N-S

0

0

0

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F03360

A6

Appeared as area of dark soil in gull. Shallow depression in gull.

2

7.5

2.5

20 cms N-S

30 cms E-W

5 cms

Layer (2)

Gull

1

1

1

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F03361

A6

Appeared at top of layer 2 as area of dark soil and burnt stones in gull. Post hole containing black soil and chipples

1

6.5

3.0

35 cms

35 cms

20 cms

Gull

1

1

1

1

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F03362

A6

Stake hole cut into bedrock contained dark brown earth and chipples.

1

4.0

0.0

25 cms N-S

25 cms E-W

20 cms

worn limestone layer 2

Bedrock

1

0

1

1

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F03363

A6

Area of burnt limestones in chipples. Excavated as shallow depression in gull filled with dark earth.

2

1.5

5.5

20 cms E-W

45 cms N-S

15 cms

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Gull

1

1

1

1

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F03364

A6

Appeared as area of black soil and burnt stones in the gull. Stake hole.

1

7.5

1,0

20 cms

20 cms

20 cms

Layer (2)

Gull

1

1

1

1

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F03365

A6

Appeared as circular patch of black soil in the gull,but was not a feature after excavation - very shallow scoop in gull

0

1.5

4.5

20 cms

5 cms

Layer (2)

Gull

1

1

1

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F03366

A6

Area of dark soil in gull, surrounded by large flat stones.shallow depression.

2

3.5

5.5

30 cms N-S

50 cms E-W

20 cms

Layer (2)

Gull

1

1

1

1

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F03367

A6

Dark soil in gull excavated_fairly steep sided double posthole? Finds: pot x 1(S.No706)

1

3.5

4.0

25 cms E-W

45 cms N-S

35 cms

Layer (2)

Gull

1

1

1

1

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F03368

A6

Circular patch of dark soil in gull. Shallow posthole with straight sides.

1

3.0

4.0

35 cms E-W

20 cms N-S

10 cms

Layer (2)

Gull

1

1

1

1

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F03369

A6

Circular area of dark soil in gull. Excavated - steep sided posthole

1

7.0

3.5

30 cms

20 cms

Layer (2)

Gull

1

0

1

1

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F03370

A6

Appeared as dark patch of soil in gull. Excav - double posthole cut in gull - one hole one third of the size of the other.

1

4.5

3.5

15 cms E-W

45 cms N-S

12 cms

Layer (2)

Gull

1

1

1

1

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F03371

A6

Small circular area of dark soil in gull. Excav: narrow stake hole cut into gull

1

8.0

4.0

20 cms

20 cms

Layer (2)

Gull

1

1

1

1

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F03372

A6

Area of dark soil in gull Excavation: stake hole in gull

1

9.5

2.5

20 cms N-S

30 cms E-W

15 cms

Layer (2)

Gull

1

1

1

1

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F03373

A6

Large circular area of dark soil in gull excavation: shallow depression in gull

2

0.5

8.0

25 cms SE-NW

40 cms NE-SW

10 cms

Layer (2)

Gull

1

0

1

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F03374

A6

Post hole cut into bedrock straight sides, flat bottom - oval shape (small stones and black soil). Part of 5 post round house. Finds: bone x 5, charcoal

1

0.5

0.5

22 cms NW-SE

32 cms NE-SW

30 cms

Layer (2)

Bedrock

F03395, F03376, F03442, F03312

1

0

1

1

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F03375

A6

Shallow post hole on edge of gull/bedrock contained black soil and stones. Finds:: bone x 5, b. bone, charcoal, daub (S No 723)

1

0.0

9.5

30 cms N-S

30 cms E-W

15 cms

Layer (2)

Gull

1

0

1

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F03376

A6

Posthole cut into bedrock oval - one side partly missing black soil and medium stones. One of 5 postholes in round house Finds: charcoal (S No 721)

1

1.5

2.0

20 cms NW-SE

30 cms SW-NE

20 cms

Layer (2)

Bedrock

F03374, F03395, F03442, F03312

1

0

1

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F03377

A6

Series of holes connected by narrow gulleys, likely to be the result of animals (rabbits) though may include three stake holes filled with chipple and black soil. FInds: bone , burnt bone, charcoal (S No 718) No 721)

0

9.0

1.5

90 cms W-E

90 cms S-N

18 cms

Layer (2)

Gull

1

1

1

1

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F03378

A6

Oval straight sided hole cut into gull probably double post hole filled with chipple and dark soil. Finds: charcoal (S No 719)

1

0.5

5.0

20 cms NW-SE

50 cms SW-NE

25 cms

Layer (2)

Gull

1

0

1

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F03379

A6

Shallow circular scoop in gull, straight sides - posthole? filled with dark brown earth/chipples

2

0.0

6.0

40 cms N-S

40 cms E-W

12 cms

Layer (2)

Gull

1

0

1

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F03380

A6

Irregular shaped depression in gull sloping sides. Chipples/dark earth filling

2

7.0

3.0

45 cms E-W

55 cms N-S

20 cms

Layer (2)

Gull

1

0

1

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F03381

A6

Circular depression in gull relatively straight sides posthole. Chipples dark soil filling.

2

1.0

7.0

28 cms N-S

28 cms E-W

15 cms

Layer (2)

Gull

1

1

1

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F03382

A6

Irregular shaped depression in gull with stake hole in centre. Chipples/dark earth filling. Finds: burnt bone(S No 727)o 719)h

2

2.0

7.0

40 cms E-W

15 cms

Layer (2)

Gull

1

0

1

1

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F03383

A6

Stake hole with irregular sloping sides cut into gull. Chipples dark earth fill

1

15 cms E-W

15 cms N-S

15 cms

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Gull

1

1

1

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F03384

A6

Series of connecting holes cut into gull - rabbits - but could have been postholes originally. Fill: chipples and dark earth.

0

64 cms N-S

120 cms E-W

15 cms

Layer (2)

Gull

1

0

1

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F03385

A6

Stake hole cut into gull relatively straight sides filled with chipples & dark earth. Finds: burnt bone (S No 726)

1

2.5

5.0

25 cms N-S

15 cms

Layer (2)

Gull

1

1

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F03386

A6

oval double posthole cut into gull straight sides flat bottom and chipples and dark earth fill some burned limestone in hole.

1

2.5

4.5

20 cms E-W

40 cms N-S

12 cms

Layer (2)

Gull

1

1

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F03387

A6

Double post hole cut into gull sloping sides flat bottom and filling of chipples and dark earth

1

3.5

5.0

10 cms N-S

40 cms E-W

15 cms

Layer (2)

Gull

1

1

1

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F03388

A6

Oval stake hole in gull. sloping sides filling chipples/dark earth

1

3.5

4.5

30 cms N-S

30 cms E-W

15 cms

Layer (2)

Gull

1

1

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F03389

A6

Oval stake hole cut into gull sloping sides chipples and dark earth fill chipple

1

3.5

4.0

15 cms E-W

20 cms N-S

10 cms

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Gull

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1

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F03390

A6

Straight sided post hole cut into gull filling of chipples and dark earth.

1

5.0

4.0

15 cms N-S

25 cms SE-NW

12 cms

Layer (2)

Gull

1

1

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F03391

A6

Straight sided posthole cut into gull sloping bottom . fill chipples and dark earth. Finds: bone x 1 (S No 725)

1

5.5

3.5

25 cms E-W

32 cms N-S

20 cms

Layer (2)

Gull

1

1

1

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F03392

A6

Small oval stake hole cut into gull chipples/dark earth filling

1

4.5

4.0

10 cms N-S

12 cms E-W

5 cms

Layer (2)

Gull

1

1

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F03393

A6

Small stake hole cut into gull oval . chipples dark earth fill.

1

4.0

4.0

10 cms N-S

18 cms E-W

15 cms

Layer (2)

Gull

1

1

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F03394

A6

Shallow circular posthole cut into gull filled with chipples and dark earth

1

2.0

4.0

25 cms

25 cms

5 cms

Layer (2)

Gull

1

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F03395

A6

Circular posthole cut into bedrock straight sides flat bottom filled with dark soil and stones. Part of 5 post round house. Finds: bone x 4 (S No 724)

1

0.0

4.0

30 cms

30 cms

25 cms

Layer (2)

Bedrock

F03376, F03374, F03342, F03312

1

0

1

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F03396

A6

Circular shallow post hole cut into edge of bedrock/gull straight sides irregular bottom. Dark soil chipples small stones .

1

0.0

4.5

25 cms N-S

25 cms E-W

12 cms

Layer (2)

Gull beadrock

1

0

1

1

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F03397

A6

Small shallow scoop in gull (circular) filled with chipples and dark earth.

2

1.0

6.5

35 cms E-W

35 cms N-S

12 cms

Layer (2)

Gull

1

1

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F03398

A6

Small circular stake hole cut into gull filled with chipples and dark earth.

1

3.0

5.0

18 cms E-W

18 cms N-S

15 cms

Layer (2)

Gull

1

1

1

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F03399

A6

Small oval stake hole in gull sloping sides filled with chipples and dark earth.

1

1.5

6.5

20 cms N-S

25 cms E-W

8 cms

Layer (2)

Gull

1

1

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F03511

A6, A7

Very large horizontal slabs at bottom of rampart rear slop. These do not seem to be bedrock and they merge up-slope with similar horizontal slabs which are certainly bedrock

3

9.5

9.5

100 cms NE-SW

200 cms NW-SE

F03521

Layer (1)

F03538, F03543

1

0

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F03545

A6

Very large tumble of rampart F03496. Pinkish matrix towards its bottom where it overlies an earlier tumble F03547.

6

2.0

9.0

200 cms N-S and out of cutting

200 cms E-W and out of cutting

45 cms

F03547, F03546

F03504, F03513

1

0

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F03551

A6, A7

Layer of small angular stones in dark ginger slightly sticky soil, with some medium sized pitched angular stones at NE corner of A7.

3

9.0

10.0

150 cms N-S and into A6

200 cms E-W

Gull

F03522

1

0

1

1

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F03554

A6

Cream coloured dusty layer of P2 rampart collapse

6

2.0

8.0

130 cms E-W and out of cutting

200 cms N-S and out of cutting

10 cms

F03547

F03547

1

0

1

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F03556

A6, A7, AA7

Area of pinkish-brown compacted limestone soil with a number of pitched medium sized stones. Excavation showed this to be gull.

0

9.0

10.0

F03551

Bedrock to S and W

1

0

1

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F03601

A6

Oval hole cut in gull

2

7.0

2.0

12 cms

Layer (2)

Gull

1

1

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F03602

A6

Stakehole

1

1.5

6.0

10 cms

Layer (2)

Gull

1

1

1

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F03603

A6

Stakehole

1

8.0

1.5

15 cms

Gull

1

1

1

1

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F03604

A6

Scoop in Gull

2

9.5

3.5

15 cms

Layer (2)

Gull

1

1

1

1

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F03605

A6

Stakehole

1

7.0

4.0

15 cms

Layer (2)

Gull

1

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1

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F03606

A6

Stakehole

1

9.5

0.5

10 cms

Layer (2)

Gull

1

1

1

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F03607

A6

Stakehole

1

3.0

5.0

15 cms

Layer (2)

Gull

1

1

1

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F03608

A6

Large depression in Gull

2

1.0

6.0

15 cms

Layer (2)

Gull

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F03609

A6

Stakehole

1

9.5

3.0

15 cms

Layer (2)

Gull

1

1

1

1

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F03610

A6

Shallow hole in gull

2

8.0

4.0

10 cms

Layer (2)

Gull

1

1

1

1

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F03611

A6

Stakehole

1

5.0

5.0

10 cms

Layer (2)

Gull

1

1

1

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F03612

A6

Stakehole

1

9.5

3.0

5 cms

Layer (2)

Gull

1

1

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