Post Hole Group

Discussion

A group of four post holes located to the south of the western part of enclosure 002DC00150 . The post holes do not form any clear structural arrangement. Only post hole 002DC00091 contained finds, which were a small cattle bone and a fragment of quartzite. Post hole 002DC00054 was unusual in that a post pipe was clearly seen, surrounded by chalk post packing. They were all cut into a gravelly chalk with some hillwash.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

CUT FILL VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
002DC00052 002DC00051 0 0
002DC00054 002DC00048 0 0
002DC00053 0 0
  002DC00065 0 0
002DC00056 002DC00055 0 0
002DC00091 002DC00090 1 1

Structural Details

002DC00052 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
002DC00051 POST HOLE FILL ROUND
26
26
9
 BOWL SHAPED SHALLOW POST HOLE. UNIFORM FILL BLOWN SAND? NO CHAR COAL LITTLE >1% CHALK.
002DC00052 POST HOLE CUT ROUND
26
26
9
 BOWL SHAPED SOUTHERN POST HOLE IN GROUP IN S. W. DC. BASE CHALK FRAG. 2-3CM LONG. CHALK FRAG AS ABOVE.

002DC00054 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
002DC00048 POST PIPE FILL ROUND 11 11 13 NARROW U CLEARLY DEFINED BY CHALK POST PACKING IN 53. SOME CHARCOAL LESS THAN 5%. TOP DISTURBED.
002DC00065 POST PIPE CUT ROUND 11 11 13 NARROW U CUT OF PROBABLE POST PIPE IN LARGE POST HOLE IN N. W. AREA 2DC. SEE NOTEBOOK AND SECTION FOR DISCUSSION.
002DC00053 POST HOLE FILL ROUND
46
42
22
 U-SHAPED SURROUNDS 48 POST PIPE. OUTER FILL LOOSE SANDY LOAM 10% CHALK INCLUSIONS. INNER FILL 80% CHALK FRAGMENTS. UP TO 6CM LONG.
002DC00054 POST HOLE CUT ROUND
46
42
22
 U-SHAPED CUT OF POST HOLE TO NORTH WEST OF DC. N. W. OF MOD. DRAIN.  CUT INTO NAT. SOME BLOWN SAND.

002DC00056 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
002DC00055 POST HOLE FILL ROUND
35
35
13
 FLAT BASED U FILL OF SHALLOW POST HOLE. MOST W. OF GROUP. UNIFORM NO SIGN OF PACKING.
002DC00056 POST HOLE CUT ROUND
35
35
13
 FLAT BASED U CUT OF SHALLOW POST HOLE. MOST E OF GROUP IN NW DC. SIDES AND BASE CUT INTO FRAGMENTED. CHALK UP TO 4CM LONG WITH BLOWN SAND.

002DC00091 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
002DC00090 POST HOLE FILL OVATE
43
37
18
 FLAT HOMOGENOUS FILL WITH A FEW NATURAL STONE INCLUSIONS <4CM MOSTLY SMALLER THROUGHOUT. A FEW SMALL CHARCOAL FLECKS. A FEW PIECES OF ANIMAL BONE.
002DC00091 POST HOLE CUT OVATE
43
38
18
 U-SHAPED CUT OF ISOLATED PROBABLE POST HOLE IN N-W CORNER AREA OF 2DC. CUTS A NATURAL OF GRAVELLY CHALK INTERMIXED WITH HILLWASH.

Object

KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
002DC00090 AA Unassigned STONE STONE   QUARTZITE 1

Animal Bone

KEY_ID SPECIES ELEMENT QUANT CHEW BURN BUTCH FBRK
002DC00090 Cattle N.Cuboid 1 0 0 1 0