002DC00186

Ditch

Phasing

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

Discussion

An east/west aligned ditch in central 2DC. This feature had deep sub-circular indentations in the base which may be evidence of an earlier pit alignment. This pattern of pit alignment replacement by a ditch is continued in the north/south ditch 002DC00151 to the east. The shallow nature of the ditches, especially the north/south ditch 002DC00151, make it difficult to prove a link between the two but it is likely that together they form the replacement of two sides of an enclosure. The westward extent of the ditch was not ascertained.

The ditch is cut through by the north/south ditches of master 002DC00150, likely to be a replacement for masters 002DC00186 and 002DC00151. The relationship with curvilinear ditch 002DC00188 was not established due to the similarity of the fills, but this ditch was also believed to be cut by 002DC00150.

The evidence suggests there was an enclosure in this part of the site for a considerable period of time. Masters 002DC00186 and 002DC00151 are likely to be Iron Age in date, replaced by master 002DC00150 which in turn was re-cut many times, before falling out of use during the Early Saxon period.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

MASTER CUT FILL VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
002DC00186 2
002DC00190 002DC00189  1
002DC00192 002DC00191  6
002DC00194 002DC00193  14
002DC00196 002DC00195  7
002DC00198 002DC00197  23

Object Totals By Material 
002DC00186 Object Totals By Material

002DC00186 Pottery 1  Early Saxon 
Unfired Clay 1 

002DC00190 Object Totals By Material

002DC00190 Pottery 1  No Entry 

002DC00192 Object Totals By Material

002DC00192 Pottery 4  of which  No Entry 3  Prehistoric  1
Stone 2 

002DC00194 Object Totals By Material

002DC00194 Fired Clay 1
Pottery 13  of which No Entry 10  Prehistoric 2 Roman  1

002DC00196 Object Totals By Material

002DC00196 Flint 1 
Pottery 4  of which Iron Age 1  Medieval 1 No Entry  2
Stone 2 

002DC00198 Object Totals By Material

002DC00198 Flint 2 
Pottery 16  of which Early Saxon 1 Iron Age 2 Neolithic 1 No Entry  8 Prehistoric 1  Roman 4
Stone 5 

Structural Details

Master 002DC00186
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
002DC00186 MASTER LINEAR  300 108  23 FLAT  MASTER NUMBER OF E-W. RUNNING DITCH TYPE FEATURE THAT REPLCES PROB PIT ALIGNMENT ON SAME COURSE-ALL SAME No. PROB =M151.-SEE M151. SHALLOW TRUNCATED. 
002DC00190 Section and Notes

002DC00190 East Facing Section

002DC00190 West Facing Section

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
002DC00189 DITCH F. SEG LINEAR  200 59  9 FLAT  OCCA SMALL ROUNDED & ANGULAR CHALK FRAGS -MOSTLY <3CM. VERY SHALLOW: FILL SIMILAR TO SOLN TYPE & SIMILAR TO FILL 187. NO FINDS. 
002DC00190 DITCH C. SEG LINEAR  200 59  9 UNDULATING  VERY SHALLOW-DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE EDGES FROM BASE. UNDULATES IN DEPTH & WIDTH. CUTS INTO LUMPY CHALK & SOLN TYPE MAT. TRUNCATED ABOVE. 
002DC00192 Section and Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
002DC00191 DITCH F. SEG LINEAR  140 80  7 FLAT  QUADRANT BETWEEN M150 & 187/188. NO RELATS SEEN. OCCA MOSTLY ROUNDED SMALL FRAGS CHALK: SOME Nr BASE DECAYED. 1 OR 2 SMALL FLECKS CHARCOAL. SOME POT-. 
002DC00192 DITCH C. SEG LINEAR  140 80  7 UNDULATING  QUADRANT BETWEEN M150 & 187/188-NO RELATS SEEN. CUTS INTO A LUMPY CHALK WITH SOME SOLN TYPE MAT. V.SHALLOW-TRUNCATED-ONLY BASE SURVIVES. 
002DC00194 Section and Notes

002DC00194 East Facing Section

002DC00194 West Facing Section

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
002DC00193 DITCH F. SEG LINEAR  200 83  23 FLAT  V. FEW SMALL LOCAL STONE INCLS <1CM. MUCH POT BUT NO BONE. V. SIMILAR TO OTHER LIGHT COLOURED FILLS OF 186 & 187. BASE UNDULATES HEAVILLY-PROB PITS BH 
002DC00194 DITCH C. SEG LINEAR  200 83  23 UNDULATING  CUTS LUMPY CHALK & SOME SOLN TYPE MAT. MASSIVE UNDULATIONS OF BASE LIKELY TO BE DUE TO PRESENCE OF PRECEDING PIT ALIGNMENT? 
002DC00196 Section and Notes

002DC00196 East Facing Section

002DC00196 West Facing Section

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
002DC00195 DITCH F. SEG LINEAR  200 66  12 FLAT  V. FEW LOCAL STONE INCLS-MOST <2CM. A FEW SMALL FLECKS CHARCOAL. LIGHT COLOURED SOLN MAT TYPE FILL. POT BUT NO BONE. BASAL UNDULATIONS. 
002DC00196 DITCH C. SEG LINEAR  200 66  12 UNDULATING  MASSIVE BASAL UNDULATIONS LIKELY TO RELATE TO EARLIER PIT ALIGNMENT OF WHICH ONLY BASES SURVIVE. CUTS CHALK & SOLN TYPE MATERIAL. TRUNCATED ABOVE. 
002DC00198 Section and Notes

002DC00198 East Facing Section

002DC00198 West Facing Section

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
002DC00197 DITCH F. SEG LINEAR  200 80  17 FLAT  OCCA MOSTLY ROUNDED FRAGS CHALK <1CM CONCENTRATING MAINLY NrBASE: A FEW FLECKS CHARCOAL. NO BONE:MUCH POT. ROOT DISTURBED. MOSTLY QUITE SHALLOW-TRUNC. 
002DC00198 DITCH C. SEG LINEAR  200 80  17 UNDULATING  MASSIVE BASAL UNDULATIONS-OF PROB EARLIER PIT ALIGNMENT: 1 OF WHICH IS SL OUT OF ALIGNMENT WITH DITCH. CUTS GRAVELLY CHALK & SOLN TYPE MATERIAL. TRUNN 

Objects by Context

 
KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
002DC00186 AA EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  GTW  1
002DC00186 AB EARLY SAXON  UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY  4
002DC00190 AA No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  1
002DC00192 AA No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  1
002DC00192 AD No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  1
002DC00192 AF No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  1
002DC00192 AB PREHISTORIC  POTTERY SHERD  FTW  1
002DC00192 AC No Entry  STONE NATURAL IRON  1
002DC00192 AE No Entry  STONE STONE  1
002DC00194 AN No Entry  FIRED CLAY FIRED CLAY  1
002DC00194 AA No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  1
002DC00194 AC No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  1
002DC00194 AD No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  1
002DC00194 AF No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  1
002DC00194 AG No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  1
002DC00194 AH No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  1
002DC00194 AJ No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  1
002DC00194 AK No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  1
002DC00194 AL No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  1
002DC00194 AM No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  1
002DC00194 AB PREHISTORIC  POTTERY SHERD  FTW  1
002DC00194 AE PREHISTORIC  POTTERY SHERD  1
002DC00194 AI ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  ROMAN/MED  1
002DC00196 AB PREHISTORIC  FLINT FLAKE  1
002DC00196 AE IRON AGE  POTTERY SHERD  FTW  1
002DC00196 AD MEDIEVAL  POTTERY SHERD  MED  1
002DC00196 AA No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  1
002DC00196 AF No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  1
002DC00196 AE No Entry  STONE COKE FRAGMENT  1
002DC00196 AG No Entry  STONE STONE BLOCK  SANDSTONE  1
002DC00198 AD PREHISTORIC  FLINT BLADE  1
002DC00198 AS PREHISTORIC  FLINT FLAKE  1
002DC00198 AC EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ?ANGLIAN I  1
002DC00198 AE IRON AGE  POTTERY SHERD  FTW  1
002DC00198 AP IRON AGE  POTTERY SHERD  FTW  1
002DC00198 AJ NEOLITHIC  POTTERY SHERD  ?NEO  1
002DC00198 AA No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  1
002DC00198 AH No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  FTW  1
002DC00198 AK No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  1
002DC00198 AL No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  1
002DC00198 AN No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  1
002DC00198 AR No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  1
002DC00198 AU No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  1
002DC00198 AW No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  1
002DC00198 AG PREHISTORIC  POTTERY SHERD  1
002DC00198 AB ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  ?R-B  1
002DC00198 AI ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  ?R-B  1
002DC00198 AM ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  ROMAN  1
002DC00198 AF No Entry  STONE STONE  1
002DC00198 AO No Entry  STONE STONE  1
002DC00198 AQ No Entry  STONE STONE  1
002DC00198 AT No Entry  STONE STONE  SANDSTONE  1
002DC00198 AV No Entry  STONE STONE  SANDSTONE  1