011BA00669

Ditch

 
 
Ditch Details 
Length   594 Maximum Width   135 Maximum Depth   7 Profile Flat based U
Material Culture  Number of Objects  1 Number of Animal Bones  1
Environmental       

Phasing

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

 

Discussion

 An shallow east/west aligned ditch in the south of area 11BA. The feature was excavated in three segments with a total of 11 post/stake holes recovered from the base, only four of which were issued with separate context numbers (011BA00673, 011BA00675, 011BA00681 and 011BA00683). No relationships were established with ditches 011BA00588 to the north or with 011BA00545 to the east. The ditch probably terminated before ditch 011BA00549 to the west. The west end shallows and probably terminates in the centre of the space between the two main enclosures in this area. This space, between the enclosure ditches of 011BA07130 and 011BA07129, contains several short ditches (containing structural evidence) and lines of east/west aligned post holes, possibly blocking, or forming entrances into, the main enclosure.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

MASTER CUT  FILL VOLUME  OBJECTS AN BONE  DENSITY
 
011BA00669
011BA00668
     1  
 
011BA00673
011BA00672
   1    
 
011BA00675
011BA00674
        
 
011BA00681
011BA00680
        
 
011BA00683
011BA00682
        

Object Totals by Material

011BA00672 Object Totals by Material

KEY_ID PERIOD MATERIAL No
011BA00672 ROMAN POTTERY
1

Animal Bone Totals by Species

011BA00668 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
011BA00668 Cattle
1

 Structural Details

011BA00669 Notes

 KEY_ID  TYPE SHAPE  L B  D PROFILE  NOTES
011BA00668 DITCH FILL LINEAR
594
135
7
 FLAT THIS RAN PARALLEL TO 546 AND THE OTHERS = TO IT.
011BA00669 DITCH CUT LINEAR
594
135
7
 FLAT THE DITCH EXISTS AS A LEDGE ALONG THE SIDE OF (588:557:547):& IN THE BASE OF IT 11 POSS POST HOLES HAVE BEEN FOUND.

011BA00673 Notes

 KEY_ID  TYPE SHAPE  L B  D PROFILE  NOTES
011BA00672 POST HOLE FILL SUB-CIRCULAR
34
36
15
 U-SHAPED FAIRLY HIGH STONE CONT 2 TO 3 CM .FINDS INC BONE.
011BA00673 POST HOLE CUT SUB-CIRCULAR
34
36
15
 U-SHAPED THIS POST HOLE WAS ONE OF THE ONES FOUND IN THE BASE OF 669

011BA00675 Notes

 KEY_ID  TYPE SHAPE  L B  D PROFILE  NOTES
011BA00674 POST HOLE FILL ROUND
25
26
7
 WIDE V FAIRLY HIGH STONE CONT CHALK PEBBLES<4CM.THIS IS ONE OF THE POST HOLES SITUATED IN GULLY 668 TO THE S.OF 588.
011BA00675 POST HOLE CUT ROUND
25
26
7
 WIDE V POSSIBLE POST HOLE IN BASE OF GULLY/DITCH 669: ONE OF A NUMBER SOME NOT HALF SECTIONED RANGING IN SIZE FROM C40CM. - 2OCM. NO FINDS

011BA00681 Notes

 KEY_ID  TYPE SHAPE  L B  D PROFILE  NOTES
011BA00680 POST HOLE FILL ROUND
33
32
8
 WIDE V THE FILL WAS A SILTY CLAY BUT IT HAD A MUCH HIGHER CLAY CONT . LOW STONE CONT CHALK PEBBLES C 1CM & ASMALL GRAVEL CONT WAS ALSO NOTED.
011BA00681 POST HOLE CUT ROUND
33
32
8
 WIDE V THIS POST HOLE WAS IN THE BASE OF GULLY/DITCH 669 AND IT EXISTED ALONGSIDE OTHERS SOME OF WHICH WERE NOT HALF SECTIONED.& RANGED FROM C40 CM-C20CM.

011BA00683 Notes

 KEY_ID  TYPE SHAPE  L B  D PROFILE  NOTES
011BA00682 POST HOLE FILL SUB-CIRCULAR
40
36
15
 U-SHAPED POSS POST HOLE SITUATED IN THE BASE OF GULLY/DITCH 669 . FILL WAS A SILTY CLAY BUT IT HAD A HIGHER SILT CONT.ALSO HAD A FAIRLY HIGH STONE CONT.
011BA00683 POST HOLE CUT SUB-CIRCULAR
40
36
15
 U-SHAPED POSS POST HOLE SITUATED IN THE BASE OF GULLY/DITCH 669 ALONG WITH OTHERS SOME NOT HALF SECTIONED RANGING IN SIZE FROM C 40CM - C20CM

Objects By Context

KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
011BA00672 AA ROMAN POTTERY SHERD
 
 ROMAN
1

Animal Bone by Context

KEY_ID  SPECIES ELEMENT  QUANT CHEW  BURN BUTCH  FBRK
011BA00668 CATTLE Astragalus
1
0
0
0
0