011AC10000

Medieval Plough Furrows

Discussion

This number deals with the remains of the Medieval ridge and furrow in the western part of site 11. In this area they consist of the remains of 14 north-south aligned furrows, although geophysics shows that they continue to the west and south (in Site 13, not investigated) and to the north (002DC07047). They are separated from the east-west aligned furrows (011BB07055 and 011BC07056) by a Medieval headland, which served to seal and thus protect the earlier archaeology. The furrows were visible in four areas (11AA, 11AC, 11AE and 11BD), although they were only investigated in area 11AC. Only 17 objects and 3 animal bones were recovered from the excavated segments, and it is highly likely that the animal bone (found only in segment 011BD00974) is derived from the curvilinear ditch (011BD07102) just to the north, which is rich in bones. Generally, the finds tended to confirm the Medieval date, with green-glazed and other later Medieval pottery, up to the find of a china clay pipe stem.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

MASTER CUT  FILL VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
011AC10000  011AC00004 011AC00003        
    011AE00003        
  011AC00006 011AC00005        
    011AA00156   2    
    011AE00005        
  011AC00008 011AC00007   1    
    011AE00007   1    
    011BD00985        
  011AC00010 011AC00009   4    
    011AA00099        
    011AE00009        
  011AC00012 011AC00011   4    
    011AA00101        
    011AE00011        
  011AC00014 011AC00013        
    011AA00103        
    011AE00013        
  011AC00016 011AC00015   2    
    011AE00015   1    
  011AC00018 011AC00017        
    011AC00105        
    011AE00017        
  011AC00020 011AC00019   1    
    011AA00107        
    011AE00019   1    
  011AC00022 011AC00021        
    011AA00109        
    011AE00021        
  011AC00024 011AE00023        
    011AA00111        
    011AE00023        
  011AC00026 011AE00025        
    011AA00113        
    011AE00025        
  011AC00028 011AC00027        
    011AA00113        
    011AE00027        
  011AE00148 011AE00147        
  011AC00030 011AC00029        
    011AE00029        
  011BD00974 011BD00973     3  

Context Details

011AC00004 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
011AC00003 PLOUGH MK. FILL LINEAR
3500
245
6
 FLAT MED PLOUGH FURROW. WIDTH QUITE VARIABLE-WIDENS TO S. CUTS EARLIER DITTCH AT N. A 4 METRE SEGMENT EXCAVATED. RUNS N-S. TRUNCATED BY MOD PLOUGHING.
011AC00004 PLOUGH MK. CUT LINEAR
3500
245
6
 CONCAVE CUT OF N-S RUNNING FURROW IN EAST PART OF AREA. OF VARIABLE WIDTH AND DEPTH. TRUNCATED BY MODERN PLOUGHING.

011AC00006 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
011AC00005 PLOUGH MK. FILL LINEAR
2500
200
5
 FLAT SHALLOW FILL OF MED PLOUGH FURROW. TRUNCATED BY MODERN PLOUGHING-N&S. ENDS MISSING. FILL QUITE STONY-MOSTLY SMALL & ROUNDED.
011AC00006 PLOUGH MK. CUT LINEAR
2500
200
5
 CONCAVE MED FURROW CUT-TRUNCATED BY MODERN PLOUGHING ABOVE & AT N & S. ENDS. SHALLOW RUNS IN N-S. DIRECTION.
011AA00156 PLOUGH MK. FILL LINEAR SEG.
221
111
3
 FLAT SEGMENT OF R&F: CALLED AC5/6. UPTO 40% SMALL ANGULAR CHALK INCS. ALSO FLECKS OF CHALK. SOME CHARACTERISTIC MEDIEVAL POTTERY FOUND.
011AA00157 PLOUGH MK. CUT RECTANGULAR
0
0
0
 WIDE U SEGMENT OF R&F 5M WEST OF GRUB M5. CUT OF ANGULAR CHALK FRAGMENTS: c.5-10CM LONG. N-S RUNNING ALSO RECORDED ON AC AND 2DC.

011AC00008 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
011AC00007 PLOUGH MK. FILL LINEAR
2650
195
6
 CONCAVE GRAVELLY FILL OF MED FURROW-TRUNCATED BY MODERN PLOUGHING. RUNS N-S. A 4 METRE SEGMENT EXCAVATED. SHALLOW..
011AC00008 PLOUGH MK. CUT LINEAR
2650
195
6
 CONCAVE SHALLOW REMAINS OF TRUNCATED N-S. RUNNING MEDIEVAL PLOUGH FURROW. EDGES MERGE INTO BASE-AS PER OTHER FURROWS.
011BD00985 PLOUGH MK. FILL LINEAR 
1330
48
6
 U-SHAPED SHALLOW DEPRESSION RUNNING SSE/NNW: CONTAINS ANIMAL BONE. FORMS A RIG+FURROW WITH 974 180CM IN WIDTH
011BD00986 PLOUGH MK. CUT LINEAR
1330
48
6
 U-SHAPED SHALLOW DEPRESSION RUNNING SSENNW. PARALLE WITH 974 AND FORMS MEDIEVAL RIG+FURROW 180CM IN WIDTH

011AC00010 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
011AC00009 PLOUGH MK. FILL LINEAR
2500
240
5
 FLAT GRAVELLY FILL OF TRUNCATED MED PLOUGH FURROW-EPHEMERAL AT S. END -CONTINUES OUT OF EDGE OF EXCAVATION AT N. END. SHALLOW.
011AC00010 PLOUGH MK. CUT LINEAR
2500
240
5
 FLAT CUT OF SHALLOW MED FURROW TRUNCATED BY MODERN PLOUGHING. A 4 METRE SEGMENT EXCAVATED. EXACT LIMITS OF S. END UNCLEAR.

011AC00012 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
011AC00011 PLOUGH MK. FILL LINEAR
3150
110
6
 FLAT 4METRE SEG OF MED PLOUGH FURROW RUNNING N-S. FREQ ROUNDED & ANGULAR CHALK < 6 CM THROUGHOUT. VERY NARROW. PRODUCED V. FEW FINDS.
011AC00012 PLOUGH MK. CUT LINEAR
3150
110
6
 CONCAVE 4 METRE SEG OF SHALLOW N-S RUNNING MED PLOUGH FURROW. CLEARLY HEAVILY TRUNCATED ABOVE. CUTS INTO A WHITE & PINKISH WHITE NAT CHALK.

011AC00014 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
011AC00013 PLOUGH MK. FILL LINEAR
0
0
2
 FLAT VERY PATCHY FILL OF MEDIEVAL PLOUGH FURROW OF N-S. RUNNING SYSTEM. SURVIVES IN ONLY A FEW SMALL ISOLATED PATCHES. FREQ SMALL STONE THROUGHOUT.
011AC00014 PLOUGH MK. CUT LINEAR
0
0
0
 CONCAVE VERY EPHEMERAL CUT OF DISCONTINUOUS MED PLOUGH FURROW OF N-S. SYSTEM. BARELY SURVIVES AT ALL-HENCE LACK OF DIMENSIONS. CUTS INTO A DIRTY NAT CHALK.

011AC00016 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
011AC00015 PLOUGH MK. FILL COMPLEX
2450
170
7
 FLAT SURVIVAL IS PATCHY AS WITH NEIGHBOURING FURROWS. 4 M SEG EXCAVATED. FREQ SMALL FRAGS ROUNDED & ANGULAR CHALK THROUGHOUT. 1 OR 2 SMALL FLECKS CHARCOAL.
011AC00016 PLOUGH MK. CUT COMPLEX
2450
170
7
 CONCAVE CUTS INTO CLEANISH WHITE NAT CHALK IN 4M SEG EXCAVATED. ELSEWHERE FURROW IS MORE EPHEMERAL DUE T0 PLOUGH DESTRUCTION.

011AC00018 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
011AC00017 PLOUGH MK. FILL LINEAR
1650
105
2
 FLAT FREQ SMALL ROUNDED & ANGULAR CHALK FRAGS THROUGHOUT FILL. V. FEW FINDS. MOST OF FURROW QUITE EPHEMERAL. MUCH PLOUGH DISTURBANCE. V. SHALLOW.
011AC00018 PLOUGH MK. CUT LINEAR
1650
105
2
 CONCAVE CUT OF BARELY SURVIVING N-S. RUNNING MED FURROW. V. PATCHY DUE TO MODERN PLOUGH DISTURBANCE. CUTS INTO NAT CHALK. V. SHALLOW.

011AC00020 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
011AC00019 PLOUGH MK. FILL LINEAR
3201
150
6
 FLAT FREQ ROUNDED & ANGULAR CHALK <6CM THROUGHOUT FILL. QUITE SHALLOW & SL EPHEMERAL IN PLACES-TRUNCATED BY PLOUGHING. RUNS N-S.
011AC00020 PLOUGH MK. CUT LINEAR
3201
150
6
 CONCAVE 4 M SEG OF N-S. RUNNING MED PLOUGH FURROW. AT BASE OF SEG INDIVIDUAL PLOUGH FURROW CUTS ARE VISIBLE. SHALLOW DUE TO MODERN PLOUGH DAMAGE.

011AC00022 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
011AC00021 PLOUGH MK. FILL LINEAR
3200
155
7
 FLAT MUCH ROUNDED & ANGULAR NAT LOCAL STONE THROUGHOUT FILL. 1 OR 2 SMALL FLECKS OF CHARCOAL PRESENT. LESS CLEARLY DEFINED AT N & S. ENDS THAN IN CENTRE.
011AC00022 PLOUGH MK. CUT LINEAR
3200
155
7
 CONCAVE 4 M SEG EXCAVATED. VERY SHALLOW IN MOST PLACES WITH A FEW SMALLISH BASAL DEPRESSIONS. SL OVERCUT IN S. W. END OF SEG. PLOUGH TRUNCATED.

011AC00024 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
011AC00023 PLOUGH MK. FILL LINEAR
3220
160
8
 FLAT FREQ SMALL MOSTLY ROUNDED LOCAL STONE THROUGHOUT FILL. MORE CLEARLY DEFINED THAN NEIGHBORING FURROWS IN SAME SYSTEM: DEEPER ALSO.
011AC00024 PLOUGH MK. CUT LINEAR
3220
160
8
 CONCAVE TYPICAL CONCAVE PROFILE. CUTS INTO NAT OF RED & WHITE CHALK. SL DEEPER & BETTER PRESERVED THAN ADJACENT FURROWS. RUNS N-S.

011AC00026 Section and Notes


 
KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
011AC00025 PLOUGH MK. FILL LINEAR
3300
120
5
 FLAT MUCH MOSTLY SMALL & ROUNDED LOCAL STONE THROUGHOUT FILL. NOT VERY CLEARLY DEFINED IN CENTRAL AREA-CLEARER AT N & S. ENDS. PLOUGH TRUNCATED: SHALLOW.
011AC00026 PLOUGH MK. CUT LINEAR
3300
120
5
 CONCAVE CUTS INTO WHITE & RED LUMPY CHALK NAT. A 4M SEG EXCAVATED. SHALLOW-HEVILLY DISTURBED BY MODERN PLOUGHING. RUNS N-S.

011AC00028 Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
011AC00027 PLOUGH MK. FILL LINEAR
2850
120
0
 FLAT UNEXCAVATED FILL OF BADLY PLOUGH DAMAGED FURROW OF R&F. SYSTEM RUNNING N-S. MUCH SMALL ROUNDED & ANGULAR STONE ON SURFACE-NO FINDS VISIBLE.
011AC00028 PLOUGH MK. CUT LINEAR
2850
130
0
 No entry UNEXCAVATED CUT OF N-S. RUNNING MED FURROW. NOT SUSPECTED OF SEALING ANY ARCH FEATURES-CUTTING INTO WHITE & PINK CHALK.
011AE00147 PLOUGH MK. FILL LINEAR 1330 48 6 U-SHAPED PIT LOCATED IN S. CENT AE. CUT INTO CHALK/GRAVEL NATURAL AND YELLOW SAND NAT. ANIMAL ACTION. LIGHTLY ROOTED.
011AE00148 PLOUGH MK. CUT LINEAR 1330 48 6 U-SHAPED SHALLOW DEPRESSION RUNNING SSE>NNW. CONTAINS ANIMAL BONE. FORMS A RIG AND FURROW WITH 974 180CM IN WIDTH

011AC00030  Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
011AC00029 PLOUGH MK. FILL LINEAR
2850
95
0
 FLAT STONY FILL OF UNEXCAVATED N-S. RUNNING FURROW OF MED R&F. FIELD SYSTEM. QUITE EPHEMERAL THROUGHOUT MUCH OF ITS COURSE DUE TO MODERN PLOUGH DAMAGE.
011AC00030 PLOUGH MK. CUT LINEAR
2850
95
0
 No entry CUT OF UNEXCAVATED FURROW-NOT BELIEVED TO BE SEALING OTHER ARCH FEATURES. GENERALLY EPHEMERAL DUE TO MODERN PLOUGH DAMAGE.

011BD00974 Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
011BD00973 PLOUGH MK. FILL LINEAR
1030
68
8
 WIDE U SHALLOW DEPRESSION RUNNING PARALLEL WITH 986 SSE>NNW FORMING A RIG + FURROW 180CM IN WIDTH.
011BD00974 PLOUGH MK. CUT LINEAR
1020
68
8
 WIDE U SHALLOW DEPRESSION RUNNING PARALLEL TO 986 IN SSE>NNW DIRECTION FORMING MEDIEVAL RIG+FURROW

Objects By Context

KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
011AA00156 AB Unassigned FIRED CLAY BRICK/TILE     1
011AA00156 AA MEDIEVAL POTTERY SHERD GREEN GLAZED MEDIEVAL 1
011AC00007 AA PREHISTORIC FLINT CORE FRAGMENT     1
011AC00009 AB Unassigned IRON IRON NAIL     1
011AC00009 AC MEDIEVAL POTTERY SHERD   MEDIEVAL? 1
011AC00009 AA ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   ROMANO-BRITISH? 1
011AC00009 AD Unassigned POTTERY SHERD     1
011AC00011 AA MEDIEVAL CHINA CLAY CLAY PIPE STEM     1
011AC00011 AB MEDIEVAL POTTERY SHERD GREEN GLAZED MEDIEVAL 1
011AC00011 AD Unassigned POTTERY SHERD     1
011AC00011 AC Unassigned STONE STONE   SANDSTONE 1
011AC00015 AA Unassigned SNAIL SNAIL SAMPLE     1
011AC00015 AB Unassigned SNAIL SNAIL SAMPLE     1
011AC00019 AA ROMAN POTTERY SHERD   ROMAN 1
011AE00008 AA MIDDLE BRONZE A POTTERY SHERD   MBA 1
011AE00015 AE MEDIEVAL POTTERY SHERD   MEDIEVAL 1
011AE00020 AA ANGLIAN WORKED BONE SPINDLE WHORL BONE   1

Animal Bone by Context

KEY_ID SPECIES ELEMENT QUANT CHEW BURN BUTCH FBRK
011BD00974 Fowl spp. Femur D 1 0 0 0 1
011BD00974 Pig Atlas 1 0 0 0 0
011BD00974 Sheep/Goat Tibia D 1 0 0 0 1