011AB07048

Enclosure Ditch


 
 
Enclosure Details
Length  3976 Maximum Width 120 Maximum Depth 39 Profile Wide U
Number of Fills 15
Material Culture Number of Objects 107 Number of Animal Bones 2
Environmental 

Discussion

The first phase of the inner enclosure ditch system, this phase follows the alignment of the original enclosure (011AB10004) on its southern side, but changes the north-south return to a right angle, where it cut through the earlier phase. This phase was in turn cut by the later 11AB10005, which shortened the southern extent of the enclosure by 3.5 metres. The entrance to this phase of the inner enclosure was not detected, but it appears likely that it is during this phase that the entrance was moved from the western side of the enclosure to the southern side. The ditch is generally a wide-U profile, although slightly V-shaped along some sections. The infilling of this ditch is unusual in that only 2 animal bones were found along the entire excavated length.The ditch was cut into sand and chalk gravel, and as with the earlier ditch 011AB10004, generally only one fill was noticed during excavation. Where a primary fill was noticed, it tended to be of a dark, sandy nature, probably the collapse of the ditch sides where it was cut into natural sand. However, primary fill 011AB00691 had a red hue (Munsell colour 7.5YR 3/4).

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

MASTER CUT  FILL VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
011AB07048 011AB00423 011AB00422   2 0  
    011AB00452   1 0  
  011AB00425 011AB00424   9 0  
  011AB00427 011AB00426   13 0  
  011AB00606 011AB00605   2 1  
    011AB00691   0 0  
  011AB00616 011AB00615   19 0  
  011AB00620 011AB00619   4 0  
    011AB00627   0 0  
  011AB00626 011AB00625   12 0  
    011AB00628   0 0  
  011AB00630 011AB00629   25 0  
  011AB00636 011AB00635   5 0  
  011AB00853 011AB00808   12 1  
  011AB00930 011AB00929   3 0  

Object Totals by Material

011AB00422 Object Totals by Material

 011AB00422 Flint 1
  Pottery 1 of which Roman 1

011AB00424 Object Totals by Material

 011AB00424 Daub 2      
  Pottery 7 of which Iron Age 1 Roman 5 Unassigned 1

011AB00426 Object Totals by Material

 011AB00426 Fired Clay 1          
Flint 3
  Pottery 9 of which Prehistoric 1 Roman 5 Unassigned 3

011AB00452 Object Totals by Material

 011AB00452 Coke Fragment 1

011AB00605 Object Totals by Material

 011AB00605 Flint 1
Stone 1

011AB00615 Object Totals by Material

 011AB00615 Flint 2        
  Pottery 10 of which Prehistoric 6 Unassigned 4
Stone 7

011AB00619 Object Totals by Material

 011AB00619 Flint 1        
  Pottery 3 of which Roman 1 Unassigned 2

011AB00625 Object Totals by Material

 011AB00625 Charcoal 1        
  Pottery 6 of which Roman 3 Unassigned 3
Stone 5

011AB00629 Object Totals by Material

 011AB00629 Bronze 1          
Flint 2
  Pottery 19 of which Prehistoric 1 Roman 6 Saxon 2 Unassigned 10
  Snail 1          
Stone 2

011AB00635 Object Totals by Material

 011AB00635 Pottery 5 of which Iron Age 2 Roman 2 Unassigned 1

011AB00808 Object Totals by Material

 011AB00808 Pottery 9 of which Roman 1  Post Medieval 1 Unassigned 7 
Stone 3

011AB00929 Object Totals by Material

 011AB00929 Pottery 2 of which Roman 2
Stone 1

Structural Details

011AB00423  Sections and Notes

011AB00423 East Facing Section

011AB00423 West Facing Section


 
 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
011AB00422 DITCH FILL SEG LINEAR SEG. 229 114 11 FLAT UPPER FILL OF LINEAR DITCH SEGMENT IN SOUTHERN 11AB: W OF MEDIEVAL DRAIN.OVER EXCAVATED DARK SANDY FILL WITH 10-15% CHALK INCLUSIONS. 
011AB00452 DITCH FILL SEG LINEAR SEG. 229 71 17 WIDE V PRIMARY FILL OF DISTURBED LINEAR SEGMENT OF DITCH IN SOUTHERN 11AB. DARK SANDY FILL WITH 5-15% CHALK INCLUSIONS: MORE CONCENTATED TO EAST OF FILL.
011AB00423 DITCH CUT SEG LINEAR SEG. 229 114 28 WIDE V CUT OF OVER EXCAVATED DITCH SEGMENT IN SOUTHERN 11AB. SW EDGE EXTENDED INTO ANOTHER FEATURE: RELATIONSHIP LOST. FINDS BY CONTEXT. CUT INTO FINE GRAVEL

011AB00425  Sections and Notes

011AB00425 East Facing Section

011AB00425 West Facing Section


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
011AB00424 DITCH FILL SEG LINEAR SEG. 295 88 23 WIDE U PRIMARY FILL OF LINEAR DITCH SEGMENT IN SW 11AB: W OF MEDIEVAL DRAIN. DARK SANDY FILL WITH 5-10% CHALK INCLUSIONS: CONCENTRATED IN UPPER 10CM OF FILL
011AB00425 DITCH CUT SEG LINEAR SEG. 295 88 23 WIDE U CUT OF LINER DITCH SEGMENT INN SW 11AB: WEST OF MEDIEVAL DRAIN. CUTS INTO FINE CHALK/GRAVEL: PEAGRIT & SAND. BASE HEAVILY BURROWED.

011AB00427  Sections and Notes

011AB00427 East Facing Section

011AB00427 West Facing Section


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
011AB00426 DITCH FILL SEG LINEAR SEG. 302 90 27 WIDE U PRIMARY FILL OF LINEAR DITCH SEGMENT IN SW 11AB: W OF MEDIEVAL DRAIN. POSSIBLY ENCLOSURE DITCH. DARK SANDY FILL: 5% CHALK INCLUSIONS: V SPARSE FINDS
011AB00427 DITCH CUT SEG LINEAR SEG. 302 90 27 WIDE U CUT OF LINEAR SEGMENT OF ENCLOSURE DITCH IN SW 11AB. W OF MEDIEVAL DRAIN. CUT INTO CHALK GRAVEL WITH A HEAVILY DISTURBED SANDY BASE. BURROWED.

011AB00606 Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
011AB00605 DITCH FILL SEG LINEAR SEG. 200 86 24 VSHAPED PRIMARY FILL OF WEST BRANCH OF INNER ENCLOSURE DITCH SEGMENT: LOCATED IN SW 11AB. SEPARATE RECUTS. DARK SANDY FILL: 10% CHALK/GRAVEL INCLUSIONS:.
011AB00605 DITCH FILL SEG LINEAR SEG 297 40 17 FLAT BASED U EARLIEST EVENT OF INNER ENCLOSURE DITCHES. A DARK REDDISH SANDY FILL WITH 10-15% CHALK INCLUSIONS. CONTINUES AS 605/606.
011AB00606 DITCH CUT SEG LINEAR SEG. 200 86 24 VSHAPED CUT/RECUT OF INNER ENCLOSURE DITCH. LINEAR SEGMENT IN SW 11AB: CUT BY f607/c608. CUT INTO FINE SANDY GRAVEL. AREAS OF SAND ON EDGES. HEAVILY BURROWED

011AB00616  Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
011AB00615 DITCH FILL SEG LINEAR SEG. 275 83 20 FLAT UPPER FILL OF DITCH SEGMENT IN SW 11AB. CUT/RECUT OF BOTH INNER & MIDDLE ENCLOSURE DITCH. SANDY LOAM FILL WITH PATCHES OF GRAVEL INCLUSIONS..
011AB00616 DITCH CUT SEG LINEAR SEG. 275 83 39 WIDE V CUT/RECUT OF INNER/MIDDLE ENCLOSURE DITCHES: LOCATED IN SW 11AB. PRESENT COURSE OF MID ENCLOSURE DITCH: CUT INTO NATURAL: f617/c618 & CUT BY f6211c622

011AB00620  Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
011AB00619 DITCH FILL SEG LINEAR SEG. 108 98 30 ROUND BASED PRIMARY FILL OF MIDDLE ENCLOSURE DITCH SEGMENT: LOCATED IN SW 11AB. INCLUDING INTERSECTION ON f617/c618. DARK SANDY FILL WITH 5% CHALK/GRAVEL I.
011AB00627 DITCH FILL SEG LINEAR SEG. 66 62 14 FLAT NORTH EAST QUADRANT OF QUARTER SECTIONED DITCH SEGMENT: SHOWING INNER ENCLOSURE DITCH JOIN MID ENCLOSURE DITCH(f619/c620). DARK GRAVELLY SAND FILL.
011AB00620 DITCH CUT SEG LINEAR SEG. 108 98 30 ROUND BASED CUT OF MIDDLE ENCLOSURE DITCH: ORIENTATED E-W: LOCATED IN SW 11AB. CUT BY INNER ENCLOSURE DITCH(f617/c618): CUTS INTO SAND & SANDY GRAVEL.

011AB00626  Sections and Notes

011AB00626 South Facing Section

011AB00626 West Facing Section (Note original section plan smudged due to rain)


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
011AB00625 DITCH FILL SEG LINEAR SEG. 155 106 39 ROUND BASED PRIMARY FILL OF MIDDLE ENCLOSURE DITCH SEGMENT IN SW 11AB. DARK SANDY FILL WITH 5-10% CHALK GRAVEL INCLUSIONS IN FILL. REDEPOSITED NATURAL ON SURFACEE
011AB00628 GRAVEL LAYER CURVILINEAR 74 14 14 USHAPED AREA/LAYER OF REDEPOSITED NATURAL/GRAVEL ON SURFACE OF DITCH SEGMENT f625/c626. NO FINDS IN THE SANDY GRAVEL LAYER.
011AB00626 DITCH CUT SEG LINEAR SEG. 155 108 39 ROUND BASED CUT OF MIDDLE/INNER ENCLOSURE DITCH AS IT TURNS FROM A N-S ORIENTATION TO AN E-W ORIENTATION. CUT INTO CHALK/GRAVEL NATURAL & BY f623/c624.

011AB00630 Notes

 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
011AB00629 DITCH FILL SEG LINEAR SEG. 170 120 36 ROUND BASED PRIMARY FILL OF QUARTER SECTIONED SEGMENT OF MIDDLE ENCLOSURE DITCH: LOCATED IN SW 11AB. DARK SANDY FILL WITH 5-10 % CHALK/GRAVEL INCLUSIONNS.
011AB00630 DITCH CUT SEG LINEAR SEG. 170 120 36 ROUND BASED CUT OF MIDDLE ENCLOSURE DITCH: QUARTER SECTIONED TO SEE RELATIONESHIP WITH f585/c586: WHICH TERMINATES. CUT INTO SAND AND SANDY CHALK/GRAVEL.

011AB00636  Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
011AB00635 DITCH FILL SEG LINEAR SEG. 251 63 27 ROUND BASED PRIMARY FILL OF INNER ENCLOSURE DITCH SEGMENT LOCATED IN SW 11AB. ORIENTATED N-S. DARK SANDY FILL WITH 15-20% CHALK GRAVEL INCLUSIONS: MOSTLY PATCHY.
011AB00636 DITCH CUT SEG LINEAR SEG. 251 63 27 ROUND BASED CUT OF INNER ENCLOSURE DITCH SEGMENT IN SW 11AB. ORIGINALLY THOUGHT TO CONTINUE INTO 618 NOW CARRIES ON INTO 616.

011AB00853 Notes

 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
011AB00808 DITCH FILL SEG LINEAR SEG. 270 90 23 WIDE U PRIMARY FILL OF DITCH SEGMENT EAST OF MODERN PIPE DITCH:ORIENTATED E-W.DARK SANDY/LOAM FILL WITH 5% CHALK/GRAVEL INCLUSIONS.HEAVILY BURROWED FILL.
011AB00853 DITCH CUT SEG LINEAR SEG. 270 90 23 WIDE U CONTINUATION OF MIDDLE ENCLOSURE DITCH AFTER IT IS CUT BY MODERN PIPE TRENCH.OVER EXCAVATED ON NW EDGE.CUT INTO LOAMY SAND WITH PATCHES OF CHALK GRAVEL

011AB00930 Notes

 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
011AB00929 DITCH FILL SEG LINEAR SEG. 254 47 12 VSHAPED FILL OF LINEAR SEGMENT OF MIDDLE ENCLOSURE DITCH.V SHALLOW FILL OF DARK SILTY/SAND WITH 5% INCLUSIONS.SPARSE FINDS:FRAGMENTS OF BONE & POTTERY.IRON PAN
011AB00930 DITCH CUT SEG LINEAR SEG. 254 47 12 VSHAPED CUT OF LINEAR SEGMENT OF MIDDLE ENCLOSURE DITCH LOCATED IN S 11AB:ORIENTATED E-W.SHALLOW NARROW BURRROWED CUT.IRON PAN ON E EDGE.

Objects By Context

 
KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
011AB00422 AB PREHISTORIC FLINT FLAKE     1
011AB00422 AA ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   ?ROMAN 1
011AB00424 AD EARLY SAXON DAUB BURNT DAUB     1
011AB00424 AE EARLY SAXON DAUB BURNT DAUB     1
011AB00424 AA IRON AGE POTTERY SHERD   FTW 1
011AB00424 AH No Entry POTTERY SHERD     1
011AB00424 AB ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   ?R-B 1
011AB00424 AC ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   R-B 1
011AB00424 AF ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   R-B 1
011AB00424 AG ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   R-B 1
011AB00424 AI ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   R-B 1
011AB00426 AD No Entry FIRED CLAY FIRED CLAY     1
011AB00426 AH PREHISTORIC FLINT FLAKE     1
011AB00426 AJ PREHISTORIC FLINT FLAKE     1
011AB00426 AM PREHISTORIC FLINT BLADE     1
011AB00426 AC No Entry POTTERY SHERD     1
011AB00426 AF No Entry POTTERY SHERD     1
011AB00426 AK No Entry POTTERY SHERD     1
011AB00426 AA PREHISTORIC POTTERY SHERD     1
011AB00426 AB ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   R-B 1
011AB00426 AE ROMAN POTTERY SHERDS   R-B 2
011AB00426 AG ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   ?R-B 1
011AB00426 AI ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   ?ROMAN 1
011AB00426 AL ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   R-B 1
011AB00452 AA No Entry STONE COKE FRAGMENT     1
011AB00605 AA PREHISTORIC FLINT FLAKE     1
011AB00605 AB No Entry STONE STONE   SANDSTONE 1
011AB00615 AD PREHISTORIC FLINT FLAKE     1
011AB00615 AH PREHISTORIC FLINT FLAKE     1
011AB00615 AO NEOLITHIC POTTERY SHERD   NEO 1
011AB00615 AA No Entry POTTERY SHERD     1
011AB00615 AJ No Entry POTTERY SHERD     1
011AB00615 AM No Entry POTTERY SHERD     1
011AB00615 AP No Entry POTTERY SHERD     1
011AB00615 AB PREHISTORIC POTTERY SHERD     1
011AB00615 AG PREHISTORIC POTTERY SHERDS     2
011AB00615 AI PREHISTORIC POTTERY SHERD     1
011AB00615 AK PREHISTORIC POTTERY SHERD   FTW 1
011AB00615 AL PREHISTORIC POTTERY SHERD     1
011AB00615 AC No Entry STONE STONE     1
011AB00615 AE No Entry STONE STONE   RED CHALK 1
011AB00615 AF No Entry STONE STONE   RED CHALK 1
011AB00615 AN No Entry STONE STONE     1
011AB00615 AQ No Entry STONE STONE     1
011AB00615 AR No Entry STONE STONE     1
011AB00615 AS No Entry STONE STONE     1
011AB00619 AD PREHISTORIC FLINT CORE     1
011AB00619 AB No Entry POTTERY SHERD     1
011AB00619 AC No Entry POTTERY SHERD     1
011AB00619 AA ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   ?ROMAN/MED 1
011AB00625 AJ No Entry CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE     1
011AB00625 AI No Entry POTTERY SHERD     1
011AB00625 AK No Entry POTTERY SHERD     1
011AB00625 AL No Entry POTTERY SHERD     1
011AB00625 AC ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   ?R-B 1
011AB00625 AD ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   ?R-B 1
011AB00625 AE ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   ?R-B 1
011AB00625 AA No Entry STONE STONE   SANDSTONE 1
011AB00625 AB No Entry STONE STONE     1
011AB00625 AF No Entry STONE STONE     1
011AB00625 AG No Entry STONE STONE     1
011AB00625 AH No Entry STONE STONE     1
011AB00629 AT EARLY SAXON BRONZE SHEET C/A FRAG BINDING/REPAIR   1
011AB00629 AF LATE NEO/E.B.A. FLINT SCRAPER     1
011AB00629 AP PREHISTORIC FLINT FLAKE     1
011AB00629 AL EARLY SAXON POTTERY SHERD JOINS AM ANGLIAN I 1
011AB00629 AM EARLY SAXON POTTERY SHERD JOINS AL ANGLIAN I 1
011AB00629 AB No Entry POTTERY SHERD     1
011AB00629 AC No Entry POTTERY SHERD     1
011AB00629 AE No Entry POTTERY SHERD     1
011AB00629 AG No Entry POTTERY SHERD     1
011AB00629 AI No Entry POTTERY SHERDS     2
011AB00629 AK No Entry POTTERY SHERDS     2
011AB00629 AQ No Entry POTTERY SHERD     1
011AB00629 AR No Entry POTTERY SHERD     1
011AB00629 AW No Entry POTTERY SHERD     1
011AB00629 AY No Entry POTTERY SHERD     1
011AB00629 AJ PREHISTORIC POTTERY SHERD   FTW 1
011AB00629 AA ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   ?R-B 1
011AB00629 AD ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   R-B 1
011AB00629 AN ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   GREY WARE 1
011AB00629 AS ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   ?R-B 1
011AB00629 AV ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   ?R-B 1
011AB00629 AX ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   R-B 1
011AB00629 AO No Entry SNAIL SNAIL SAMPLE     1
011AB00629 AH No Entry STONE STONE   SANDSTONE 1
011AB00629 AU No Entry STONE STONE   SANDSTONE 1
011AB00635 AB IRON AGE POTTERY SHERD   FTW 1
011AB00635 AC IRON AGE POTTERY SHERD   FTW 1
011AB00635 AD No Entry POTTERY SHERD     1
011AB00635 AA ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   R-B/ANGLIAN I 1
011AB00635 AE ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   R-B 1
011AB00808 AC No Entry POTTERY SHERD     1
011AB00808 AD No Entry POTTERY SHERD     1
011AB00808 AF No Entry POTTERY SHERD     1
011AB00808 AG No Entry POTTERY SHERD     1
011AB00808 AH No Entry POTTERY SHERD     1
011AB00808 AK No Entry POTTERY SHERD     1
011AB00808 AM No Entry POTTERY SHERD     1
011AB00808 AB POST MEDIEVAL POTTERY SHERD BROWN GLAZED PM 1
011AB00808 AJ ROMAN POTTERY SHERD FLANGED BOWL GREY WARE 1
011AB00808 AE No Entry STONE STONE     1
011AB00808 AI No Entry STONE STONE     1
011AB00808 AL No Entry STONE STONE   SANDSTONE 1
011AB00929 AB ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   ?R-B 1
011AB00929 AC ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   ?R-B 1
011AB00929 AA No Entry STONE STONE     1

 Animal Bone by Context

 
KEY_ID SPECIES ELEMENT QUANT CHEW BURN BUTCH FBRK
011AB00605 Horse Tibia D 1 0 0 0 0
011AB00808 Cattle Radius D 1 1 0 0 0