011CD07103

Enclosure Ditch

 
  
 
Ditch Details 
Length  2780 Maximum Width  180 Maximum Depth  34 Profile Wide V
Material Culture  Number of Objects  79 Number of Animal Bones  107
Environmental       

Phasing

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

     

Discussion

 The north side entrance of a large enclosure ditch in area 11BD/CD. The western limit of excavation prevented the full extent to be identified although geophysics indicates that the ditch turns to the south to become either 011AE00377 or 011AE00407. The east side was not visible beyond the south side of a series of curvilinear enclosure ditches (of which 011CE20012 is the most westerly) and is probably cut away at this point. The ditch is likely to have continued eastwards to the stream channel and geophysics indicates a likely feature running directly under the 11CD/CE area baulk. The south side of the ditch was cut by a short segment of ditch (011CD05187), a post hole (011CD05537) and a pit (011CD05324). The north side was cut by a large pit (011CD05191). A Modern field boundary (011AC10007) and a Medieval furrow (part of master 011AC10000) cut through the ditch. Although many Saxon finds were recovered from the fill of this ditch, the complex as a whole is much more likely to be of Roman date given the sizeof the enclosure and the shape and profile of the feature.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

MASTER CUT  FILL VOLUME  OBJECTS AN BONE  DENSITY
 011CD07103
011BD00501
011BD00500
    53  74  
 
011BD00861
011BD00860
    10 + 3  16 + 5  
 
011BD01025
011BD01024
    2  1  
 
011BD01065
011BD01064
        
 
011CD05194
011CD05193
    11  11  

Object Totals by Material

011BD00500 Object Totals by Material

KEY_ID PERIOD MATERIAL No
011BD00500 Unassigned CHARCOAL
6
 
 Unassigned COPPER ALLOY
1
 
 ANGLIAN DAUB
7
 
 ANGLIAN FIRED CLAY
1
 
 PREHISTORIC FLINT
1
 
 Unassigned FLINT
2
 
 ANGLIAN IRON
1
 
 Unassigned IRON
2
 
 Unassigned ORGANIC
1
 
 PREHISTORIC POTTERY
1
 
 ROMAN POTTERY
5
 
 Unassigned SHELL
1
 
 Unassigned SLAG
1
 
 Unassigned SNAIL
4
 
 Unassigned STONE
16
 
 ANGLIAN UNFIRED CLAY
1
 
 ANGLIAN WORKED BONE
2

011BD00860 Object Totals by Material

KEY_ID PERIOD MATERIAL No
011BD00860 Unassigned CHARCOAL
1
 
 Unassigned IRON
3
 
 ANGLIAN POTTERY
2
 
 ROMAN POTTERY
1
 
 Unassigned SLAG
2
 
 Unassigned STONE
1

011BD00861 Object Totals by Material

KEY_ID PERIOD MATERIAL No
011BD00861 Unassigned CHARCOAL
1
 
 ANGLIAN IRON
1
 
 Unassigned IRON
1

011BD01024 Object Totals by Material

KEY_ID PERIOD MATERIAL No
011BD01024 ROMAN POTTERY
2

011CD05193 Object Totals by Material

KEY_ID PERIOD MATERIAL No
011CD05193 Unassigned CHARCOAL
1
 
 PREHISTORIC FLINT
1
 
 Unassigned IRON
2
 
 ROMAN POTTERY
3
 
 Unassigned SLAG
1
 
 Unassigned SNAIL
1
 
 Unassigned STONE
2

Animal Bone Totals by Species

011BD00500 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
011BD00500 BIRD
11
 
 CATTLE
18
 
 HORSE
3
 
 PIG
3
 
 SHEEP
1
 
 SHEEP/GOAT
38

011BD00860 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
011BD00860 AMPHIBIANS
1
 
 BIRD
2
 
 CATTLE
4
 
 SHEEP/GOAT
9

011BD00861 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
011BD00861 CATTLE
1
 
 SHEEP/GOAT
4

011BD01024 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
011BD01024 SHEEP/GOAT
1

011CD05193 Animal Bone Totals by Species

KEY_ID SPECIES No
011CD05193 BIRD
2
 
 DOG
1
 
 HARE
1
 
 HORSE
2
 
 PIG
1
 
 SHEEP/GOAT
4

 Structural Details

011BD00501 Section and Notes

011BD00501 East Facing Section

011BD00501 East Facing Section

011BD00501 East Facing Section

 KEY_ID  TYPE SHAPE  L B  D PROFILE  NOTES
011BD00500 DITCH FILL LINEAR
830
110
32
 WIDE V DITCH RUNNING SW>NE JOINED TO DITCH 860 BY SLOT 1064. VERY SILTY HUMIC FILL: FLECKED WITH CHARCOAL. OVERCUT
011BD00501 DITCH CUT LINEAR
830
110
32
 WIDE V DITCH RUNNING IN SW>NE DIRECTION JOINED TO DITCH 860 BY SHALLOW SLOT 1064. OVERCUT DURING EXCAVATION

011BD00861 Section and Notes

011BD00861 East Facing Section

011BD00861 West Facing Section

 

 KEY_ID  TYPE SHAPE  L B  D PROFILE  NOTES
011BD00860 DITCH FILL LINEAR
1070
180
24
 WIDE V DITCH RUNNING IN W>E DIRECTION RELATED TO DITCH 501 BY SLOT 1064. TERMINATION UNCLEAR. CONTAINS POTTER IRON: BONE[+BURNT]: CHARCOAL
011BD00861 DITCH CUT LINEAR
1070
180
24
 WIDE V DITCH RUNNING IN W>E DIRECTION: CONNECTED TO DITCH 501 BY SLOT 1064. DESTINATION UNCLEAR.

011BD01025 Notes

 KEY_ID  TYPE SHAPE  L B  D PROFILE  NOTES
011BD01024 DITCH FILL CONVEX
100
90
10
 FLAT BASED V FILL OF DITCH IN TRIAL TRENCH SANDY SILT WITH MINOR CLAY CONT ROM POT FOUND V.LITTLE CHALK CONTENT /DUG TO EXAMINE HILL WASH/RE DITCH FILL
011BD01025 DITCH CUT LINEAR
100
90
10
 ROUND BASED DITCH CUT WITHIN TRIAL TRENCH DUG TO LOOK AT STRAT OF HILL WASH.

011BD01065 Section and Notes

011BD01065 East Facing Section

011BD01065 West Facing Section

 

 KEY_ID  TYPE SHAPE  L B  D PROFILE  NOTES
011BD01064 SLOT FILL LINEAR
860
30
7
 V-SHAPED SHALLOW SLOT RUNNING IN E-W DIRECTION BETWEEN DITCHES 500 AND 860. CONTAINS ANIMAL BONE: FLECKS OF CHARCOAL AND FREQUENT CHALK PEBBLES
011BD01065 SLOT CUT LINEAR
860
30
7
 V-SHAPED SLOT RUNNING IN E-W DIRECTION BETWEEN DITCHES 500 AND 860. CUT BY DITCH 539

011CD05194 Section and Notes

011CD05194 East Facing Section

011CD05194 West Facing Section

011CD05194 West Facing Section

 

 KEY_ID  TYPE SHAPE  L B  D PROFILE  NOTES
011CD05193 DITCH FILL LINEAR SEG.
935
50
22
 U-SHAPED CONTAINED ANIMAL BONE. VERY STONY FILL WITH APPROX. 70% CHALK INCLUSIONS. MEDIUM DARK SANDY LOAM MATRIX.
011CD05194 DITCH CUT LINEAR SEG.
935
50
22
 U-SHAPED CUT INTO CHALK NATURAL WITH SMALL PROPORTION OF SAND. DITCH CUT BY PIT 5336/5337 AND APPEARS TO BE CUT BY PIT 5190/5191. SEE NOTES.

Objects By Context

KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
011BD00500 AH Unassigned CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE
 
 
1
011BD00500 AR Unassigned CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE
 
 
1
011BD00500 AU Unassigned CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE
 
 
1
011BD00500 AV Unassigned CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE
 
 
1
011BD00500 BK Unassigned CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE
 
 
1
011BD00500 BR Unassigned CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE
 
 
1
011BD00500 AF Unassigned COPPER ALLOY C/A PIN FACETED HEAD
 
1
011BD00500 AQ ANGLIAN DAUB BURNT DAUB?
 
 
1
011BD00500 AT ANGLIAN DAUB BURNT DAUB?
 
 
3
011BD00500 BB ANGLIAN DAUB DAUB FRAGMENTS
 
 
6
011BD00500 BC ANGLIAN DAUB BURNT DAUB
 
 
1
011BD00500 BN ANGLIAN DAUB BURNT DAUB
 
 
1
011BD00500 BQ ANGLIAN DAUB BURNT DAUB
 
 
8
011BD00500 BX ANGLIAN DAUB BURNT DAUB
 
 
1
011BD00500 BM ANGLIAN FIRED CLAY FIRED CLAY
 
 
3
011BD00500 BV PREHISTORIC FLINT FLAKE
 
 
1
011BD00500 BG Unassigned FLINT BURNT FLINT
 
 
1
011BD00500 BP Unassigned FLINT BURNT FLINT
 
 
1
011BD00500 AA ANGLIAN IRON IRON OBJECT LATCHLIFTER?
 
1
011BD00500 AC Unassigned IRON IRON PIN?
 
 
1
011BD00500 AG Unassigned IRON IRON NAIL
 
 
1
011BD00500 BU Unassigned ORGANIC BURNT BONE
 
 
1
011BD00500 AS PREHISTORIC POTTERY SHERD
 
 
1
011BD00500 BA ROMAN POTTERY SHERD
 
 ROMANO-BRITISH
1
011BD00500 BS ROMAN POTTERY SHERD
 
 GREY WARE
1
011BD00500 BT ROMAN POTTERY SHERD
 
 ROMANO-BRITISH
1
011BD00500 BY ROMAN POTTERY SHERD
 
 GREY WARE
1
011BD00500 BZ ROMAN POTTERY SHERD
 
 ROMANO-BRITISH
1
011BD00500 AW Unassigned SHELL SHELL
 
 LIMPET
1
011BD00500 AX Unassigned SLAG SLAG
 
 IRON SLAG
1
011BD00500 AJ Unassigned SNAIL SNAIL SAMPLE
 
 
2
011BD00500 AK Unassigned SNAIL SNAIL SAMPLE
 
 
1
011BD00500 AN Unassigned SNAIL SNAIL SAMPLE
 
 
1
011BD00500 BH Unassigned SNAIL SNAIL SAMPLE
 
 
18
011BD00500 AB Unassigned STONE STONE
 
 NAT IRON
1
011BD00500 AI Unassigned STONE STONE BURNT
 
1
011BD00500 AL Unassigned STONE STONE BURNT RED CHALK
5
011BD00500 AM Unassigned STONE STONE
 
 COKE
1
011BD00500 AO Unassigned STONE STONE BURNT? RED CHALK
1
011BD00500 AP Unassigned STONE STONE BURNT? CHALK
1
011BD00500 AY Unassigned STONE STONE SPHERE NAT IRON
1
011BD00500 AZ Unassigned STONE STONE BURNT?
 
3
011BD00500 BD Unassigned STONE STONE
 
 
1
011BD00500 BE Unassigned STONE STONE
 
 RED CHALK
2
011BD00500 BF Unassigned STONE STONE
 
 
1
011BD00500 BI Unassigned STONE STONE
 
 RED CHALK
10
011BD00500 BJ Unassigned STONE STONE
 
 RED CHALK
3
011BD00500 BL Unassigned STONE STONE
 
 RED CHALK
3
011BD00500 BO Unassigned STONE PEBBLE
 
 
1
011BD00500 BW Unassigned STONE PEBBLE
 
 
1
011BD00500 CA ANGLIAN UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY
 
 
6
011BD00500 AD ANGLIAN WORKED BONE BONE NEEDLE
 
 
1
011BD00500 AE ANGLIAN WORKED BONE COMB FRAGMENTS SINGLE SIDED COMPOSITE COMB
5
011BD00860 AE Unassigned CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE
 
 
1
011BD00860 AA Unassigned IRON IRON RING
 
 
1
011BD00860 AB Unassigned IRON IRON FRAGMENT
 
 
1
011BD00860 AC Unassigned IRON IRON RING
 
 
1
011BD00860 AF ANGLIAN POTTERY SHERD
 
 ANGLIAN III
1
011BD00860 AJ ANGLIAN POTTERY SHERDS
 
 ANGLIAN GTW
2
011BD00860 AI ROMAN POTTERY SHERD
 
 ROMANO-BRITISH
1
011BD00860 AD Unassigned SLAG SLAG FRAGMENT
 
 
1
011BD00860 AH Unassigned SLAG SLAG FRAGMENT
 
 IRON SLAG
1
011BD00860 AG Unassigned STONE STONE
 
 LIMESTONE
1
011BD00861 AC Unassigned CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE
 
 
1
011BD00861 AB ANGLIAN IRON IRON KNIFE
 
 
1
011BD00861 AA Unassigned IRON IRON FRAGMENT
 
 
1
011BD01024 AA ROMAN POTTERY SHERD
 
 ROMANO-BRITISH
1
011BD01024 AB ROMAN POTTERY SHERD
 
 ROMANO-BRITISH
1
011CD05193 AE Unassigned CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE
 
 
1
011CD05193 AB PREHISTORIC FLINT FLAKE
 
 
1
011CD05193 AA Unassigned IRON IRON FRAGMENTS
 
 
2
011CD05193 AK Unassigned IRON IRON OBJECT
 
 
1
011CD05193 AG ROMAN POTTERY SHERD
 
 ROMAN
1
011CD05193 AH ROMAN POTTERY SHERD
 
 ROMANO-BRITISH
1
011CD05193 AI ROMAN POTTERY SHERD
 
 GREY WARE
1
011CD05193 AJ Unassigned SLAG SLAG
 
 
1
011CD05193 AD Unassigned SNAIL SNAIL SAMPLE
 
 
1
011CD05193 AC Unassigned STONE STONE
 
 RED CHALK
1
011CD05193 AF Unassigned STONE STONE
 
 
2

Animal Bone by Context

KEY_ID  SPECIES ELEMENT  QUANT CHEW  BURN BUTCH  FBRK
011BD00500 BIRD Fibula
1
0
0
0
1
011BD00500 BIRD Humerus D
1
0
1
0
1
011BD00500 BIRD Humerus D
1
0
0
0
1
011BD00500 BIRD M/C C
1
0
0
0
0
011BD00500 BIRD M/C P
1
0
0
0
1
011BD00500 BIRD Other
1
0
0
0
0
011BD00500 BIRD Other
1
0
0
0
1
011BD00500 BIRD Phalanx 1
1
0
0
0
0
011BD00500 BIRD Phalanx 1
1
0
0
0
1
011BD00500 BIRD Phalanx 1
1
0
0
0
0
011BD00500 BIRD Radius P
1
0
0
0
1
011BD00500 CATTLE Astragalus
1
0
0
1
1
011BD00500 CATTLE Atlas
1
0
0
0
0
011BD00500 CATTLE Horncore
1
0
0
0
1
011BD00500 CATTLE Humerus D
1
0
0
0
1
011BD00500 CATTLE Humerus D
1
0
0
1
0
011BD00500 CATTLE M/C D
1
0
0
1
1
011BD00500 CATTLE M/T C
1
1
0
0
1
011BD00500 CATTLE M/T D
1
0
0
0
1
011BD00500 CATTLE M/T P
1
1
0
0
0
011BD00500 CATTLE Patella
1
0
0
0
1
011BD00500 CATTLE Pelvis
1
0
0
1
0
011BD00500 CATTLE Phalanx 1
1
0
0
1
1
011BD00500 CATTLE Phalanx 1
1
0
0
0
0
011BD00500 CATTLE Phalanx 1
1
0
0
1
0
011BD00500 CATTLE Radius P
1
0
1
0
0
011BD00500 CATTLE Scapula
1
1
0
1
1
011BD00500 CATTLE Skull fr
1
0
0
0
0
011BD00500 CATTLE Tibia D
1
0
0
0
0
011BD00500 HORSE Femur D
1
0
0
0
1
011BD00500 HORSE Phalanx 1
1
0
0
0
0
011BD00500 HORSE Phalanx 2
1
0
0
0
0
011BD00500 PIG Astragalus
1
1
0
0
0
011BD00500 PIG Astragalus
1
0
0
0
0
011BD00500 PIG L Canine
1
0
0
0
0
011BD00500 SHEEP Horncore
1
0
0
0
0
011BD00500 SHEEP/GOAT Atlas
1
0
0
0
0
011BD00500 SHEEP/GOAT Atlas
1
0
0
1
0
011BD00500 SHEEP/GOAT Axis
1
1
0
0
0
011BD00500 SHEEP/GOAT Humerus D
1
0
0
1
1
011BD00500 SHEEP/GOAT Humerus D
1
0
0
1
0
011BD00500 SHEEP/GOAT Humerus D
1
0
0
1
0
011BD00500 SHEEP/GOAT Humerus D
1
0
1
0
0
011BD00500 SHEEP/GOAT Humerus D
1
0
0
0
1
011BD00500 SHEEP/GOAT Humerus D
1
1
0
0
1
011BD00500 SHEEP/GOAT Ld4
1
0
0
0
0
011BD00500 SHEEP/GOAT M/C P
1
0
0
0
1
011BD00500 SHEEP/GOAT M/T P
1
0
0
0
1
011BD00500 SHEEP/GOAT M/T P
1
0
0
0
1
011BD00500 SHEEP/GOAT M/T P
1
1
0
0
1
011BD00500 SHEEP/GOAT M/T P
1
0
0
0
1
011BD00500 SHEEP/GOAT M/T P
1
0
0
0
0
011BD00500 SHEEP/GOAT Mand fr
1
0
0
0
0
011BD00500 SHEEP/GOAT Mand fr
1
0
0
0
0
011BD00500 SHEEP/GOAT Mandible
1
0
0
0
1
011BD00500 SHEEP/GOAT Mandible
1
0
0
0
1
011BD00500 SHEEP/GOAT Pelvis
1
0
0
1
1
011BD00500 SHEEP/GOAT Phalanx 1
1
0
0
0
0
011BD00500 SHEEP/GOAT Phalanx 1
1
0
0
0
0
011BD00500 SHEEP/GOAT Phalanx 1
1
0
0
0
0
011BD00500 SHEEP/GOAT Phalanx 1
1
0
0
0
0
011BD00500 SHEEP/GOAT Phalanx 1
1
0
0
0
0
011BD00500 SHEEP/GOAT Phalanx 2
1
0
0
0
0
011BD00500 SHEEP/GOAT Phalanx 3
1
0
0
0
0
011BD00500 SHEEP/GOAT Radius P
1
0
0
0
1
011BD00500 SHEEP/GOAT Radius P
1
0
0
0
0
011BD00500 SHEEP/GOAT Scapula
1
0
0
0
1
011BD00500 SHEEP/GOAT Scapula
1
0
0
0
1
011BD00500 SHEEP/GOAT Skull fr
1
0
0
0
1
011BD00500 SHEEP/GOAT Tibia D
1
0
0
0
1
011BD00500 SHEEP/GOAT Tibia D
1
0
0
0
0
011BD00500 SHEEP/GOAT Tibia P
1
0
0
2
0
011BD00500 SHEEP/GOAT Ulna
1
0
0
0
1
011BD00500 SHEEP/GOAT Ulna
1
0
1
0
1
011BD00860 AMPHIBIANS Other
1
0
0
0
0
011BD00860 BIRD Other
1
0
0
0
0
011BD00860 BIRD Other
1
0
0
0
0
011BD00860 CATTLE M/T P
1
0
0
1
0
011BD00860 CATTLE Mand fr
1
0
0
0
1
011BD00860 CATTLE Scapula
1
0
0
0
1
011BD00860 CATTLE Tibia D
1
1
0
0
0
011BD00860 SHEEP/GOAT Humerus D
1
0
0
0
0
011BD00860 SHEEP/GOAT Humerus D
1
0
0
0
0
011BD00860 SHEEP/GOAT M/C P
1
0
0
1
1
011BD00860 SHEEP/GOAT M/C P
1
0
0
0
1
011BD00860 SHEEP/GOAT Mand fr
1
0
0
0
0
011BD00860 SHEEP/GOAT Mandible
1
0
0
0
1
011BD00860 SHEEP/GOAT Mandible
1
0
0
0
1
011BD00860 SHEEP/GOAT Phalanx 1
1
0
0
0
0
011BD00860 SHEEP/GOAT Radius D
1
0
0
0
0
011BD00861 CATTLE Mand fr
1
0
0
0
1
011BD00861 SHEEP/GOAT M/C P
1
0
0
0
0
011BD00861 SHEEP/GOAT Skull fr
1
0
0
0
0
011BD00861 SHEEP/GOAT Tibia D
1
0
0
0
1
011BD00861 SHEEP/GOAT Tibia P
1
0
0
1
0
011BD01024 SHEEP/GOAT Radius P
1
0
0
1
0
011CD05193 BIRD Femur C
1
0
0
0
0
011CD05193 BIRD Femur C
1
0
0
0
0
011CD05193 DOG Mandible
1
0
0
0
1
011CD05193 HARE Ulna
1
0
0
0
1
011CD05193 HORSE M/podial
1
0
0
0
0
011CD05193 HORSE Phalanx 2
1
0
0
1
0
011CD05193 PIG Astragalus
1
0
0
0
0
011CD05193 SHEEP/GOAT Humerus D
1
0
0
0
1
011CD05193 SHEEP/GOAT Occiput
1
0
0
0
1
011CD05193 SHEEP/GOAT Radius br
1
0
0
0
1
011CD05193 SHEEP/GOAT Tibia br
1
0
0
0
0