Grubenhaus Details | |||||||
Length | 362 | Width | 245 | Depth | 35 | Ratio | 1.48:1 |
Area | 7.97 sq. m | Volume | |||||
Number of Posts | 19 associated features; many solution holes. Post hole 002CA00303 on east side probably structural. | ||||||
Highest Elevation Value | 5450 | ||||||
Lowest Elevation Value | 5415 | ||||||
Bearing | 87 degrees | ||||||
Structural Class | |||||||
Material Culture | Number of Objects | 310 | Number of Animal Bones | 65 | |||
Environmental |
MASTER | CUT | FILLS | VOLUME | OBJECTS | AN BONE | DENSITY |
002CA00089 | 002CA00060 | 2 | ||||
002CA00075 | 69 | 13 | ||||
002CA00076 | 30 | 5 | ||||
002CA00079 | 117 | 13 | ||||
002CA00087 | 3 | 1 | ||||
002CA00158 | 17 | 8 | ||||
002CA00159 | 14 | 5 | ||||
002CA00160 | 29 | 9 | ||||
002CA00161 | 29 | 9 | ||||
002CA00302 | ||||||
POST HOLE (E) | 002CA00303 | 002CA00304 | 1 | |||
POST HOLE | 002CA00305 | 002CA00306 | ||||
POST HOLE | 002CA00307 | 002CA00308 | ||||
SOLUTION HOLE | 002CA00397 | 002CA00398 | 1 | |||
SOLUTION HOLE | 002CA00399 | 002CA00400 | ||||
POST HOLE | 002CA00417 | 002CA00418 | ||||
POST HOLE | 002CA00419 | 002CA00420 | ||||
POST HOLE | 002CA00421 | 002CA00422 | ||||
POST HOLE | 002CA00423 | 002CA00424 | ||||
SOLUTION HOLE | 002CA00425 | 002CA00426 | ||||
SOLUTION HOLE | 002CA00427 | 002CA00428 | ||||
POST HOLE | 002CA00429 | 002CA00430 | ||||
POST HOLE | 002CA00431 | 002CA00432 | ||||
POST HOLE | 002CA00433 | 002CA00434 | ||||
POST HOLE | 002CA00484 | 002CA00485 | ||||
POST HOLE | 002CA00486 | 002CA00487 | ||||
POST HOLE (W) | 002CA00494 | 002CA00495 | ||||
POST HOLE | 002CA00496 | 002CA00497 | ||||
POST HOLE | 002CA00498 | 002CA00499 |
002CA00060 | Pottery | 1 | Roman |
Stone | 1 |
002CA00075 | Amber | 1 | |||||||
Charcoal | 18 | ||||||||
Daub | 2 | ||||||||
Flint | 2 | ||||||||
Mineral | 6 | ||||||||
Pottery | 6 | of which | Early Saxon | 2 | No Entry | 2 | Roman | 2 | |
Slag | 2 | ||||||||
Stone | 31 | ||||||||
Unfired Clay | 1 |
002CA00076 | Charcoal | 5 | |||||
Daub | 1 | ||||||
Flint | 1 | ||||||
Mineral | 12 | ||||||
Pottery | 5 | of which | Early Saxon | 3 | No Entry | 2 | |
Slag | 1 | ||||||
Snail | 1 | ||||||
Stone | 4 |
002CA00079 | Ceramic | 1 | |||||||||
Charcoal | 38 | ||||||||||
Daub | 1 | ||||||||||
Fired Clay | 1 | ||||||||||
Flint | 5 | ||||||||||
Mineral | 13 | ||||||||||
Pottery | 20 | of which | Early Saxon | 8 | Iron Age | 2 | No Entry | 7 | Roman | 3 | |
Slag | 2 | ||||||||||
Snail | 3 | ||||||||||
Stone | 31 | ||||||||||
Unfired Clay | 1 | ||||||||||
Worked Stone | 1 |
002CA00087 | Flint | 1 |
Mineral | 1 | |
Stone | 1 |
002CA00158 | Charcoal | 5 | |||||||||
Daub | 1 | ||||||||||
Mineral | 2 | ||||||||||
Pottery | 6 | of which | Early Saxon | 3 | Iron Age | 1 | No Entry | 1 | Roman | 1 | |
Snail | 1 | ||||||||||
Stone | 1 | ||||||||||
Unfired Clay | 1 |
002CA00159 | Charcoal | 7 | |||||||||
Daub | 1 | ||||||||||
Pottery | 5 | of which | Early Saxon | 1 | Iron Age | 1 | No Entry | 2 | Roman | 1 | |
Stone | 1 |
002CA00160 | Charcoal | 11 | |||||||
Daub | 1 | ||||||||
Mineral | 5 | ||||||||
Pottery | 6 | of which | Early Saxon | 2 | No Entry | 2 | Roman | 2 | |
Seed | 1 | ||||||||
Stone | 3 | ||||||||
Unfired Clay | 2 |
002CA00161 | Charcoal | 5 | |||||||||
Flint | 1 | ||||||||||
Mineral | 1 | ||||||||||
Pottery | 15 | of which | Early Saxon | 8 | Iron Age | 1 | No Entry | 5 | Roman | 1 | |
Snail | 1 | ||||||||||
Stone | 6 |
002CA00075 | Cattle | 2 |
Horse | 1 | |
Pig | 1 | |
Sheep | 1 | |
Sheep/goat | 8 |
002CA00076 | Cattle | 4 |
Sheep/goat | 1 |
002CA00079 | Cattle | 8 |
Pig | 4 | |
Sheep/goat | 1 |
002CA00087 | Cattle | 1 |
002CA00158 | Cattle | 5 |
Sheep/goat | 3 |
002CA00159 | Cattle | 5 |
002CA00160 | Cattle | 2 |
Red Deer | 1 | |
Sheep/goat | 6 |
002CA00161 | Cattle | 5 |
Sheep | 1 | |
Sheep/goat | 3 |
002CA00304 | Cattle | 8 |
002CA00397 | Cattle | 8 |
KEY_ID | TYPE | SHAPE | L | B | D | PROFILE | NOTES |
002CA00060 | GRUB CUT | SUB-RECTANGULAR | 417 | 292 | 35 | WIDE U | GRUB CUT MASTER 89. BASE WAS IRREGULAR AND SHOWED NO SIGNS OF BEING USED AS A FLOOR. A LAYER OF CLAY WAS PRESENT ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE BASE. |
002CA00075 | GRUB FILL | SUB-RECTANGULAR | 99 | 72 | 17 | FLAT | FILL GRUB 60:NW QUAD.V SIMILAR TO 66 ABOVE:SL MORE CHARCOAL IN MATRIX.PROB SEALED BY ?2nd GRUB 500.POSTDATES SANDIER FILL 79 ON W SIDE.LARGE An Os. |
002CA00076 | GRUB FILL | SUB-RECTANGULAR | 174 | 107 | 18 | FLAT | FILL IN OUTER PART SE QUAD GRUB 60:SW AREA 2CA.CUT ABOVE BY ?2nd GRUB 500.OVERLAIN IN CENTRE OF GRUB BY FILL 158.MOD FREQ CHALK INCLS:OCC 5-7cm.An Os. |
002CA00079 | GRUB FILL | SUB-RECTANGULAR | 172 | 120 | 32 | CONCAVE | FILL NW QUAD GRUB 60:SW CORNER 2CA.OVERLAIN IN CENTRE OF GRUB BY FILL 75.PROB CUTABOVE BY ?2nd GRUB 500.MOD FREQ CHALK INCLS:SOME LARGE(7-10cm). |
002CA00087 | GRUB FILL | SUB-RECTANGULAR | 184 | 122 | 2 | FLAT | PRIMARY LAYER EXC IN NW QUAD GRUB 60:BY W LIMIT 2CA.1 FIND(UNFIRED CLAY).PROB OF NAT ORIGIN:CAUSED BY INTERACTION BETWEEN NAT CHALK & FILLS OVER. |
002CA00158 | GRUB FILL | SUB-RECTANGULAR | 85 | 80 | 18 | FLAT | CENTRAL FILL IN NE QUAD GRUB 60:BY W EDGE 2CA.SOME CLAY IN MATRIX:OVERLIES SANDIER LAYER 160 FILLING OUTER PART OF CUT.OCC SMALL CHALK.LARGE An Os. |
002CA00159 | GRUB FILL | SUB-RECTANGULAR | 85 | 62 | 17 | FLAT | FILL IN CENTRE OF GRUB 60:BY W EDGE 2CA:SW QUAD.MATRIX SL CLAYEY:MOD FREQ SMALL CHALK:CHARCOAL THROUGHOUT.OVER SL SANDIER FILL 161 IN OUTER PART GRUB. |
002CA00160 | GRUB FILL | SUB-RECTANGULAR | 121 | 123 | 14 | FLAT | EARLIEST FILL IDENT IN NE QUAD GRUB:BY W EDGE 2CA.POSTDATED IN CENTRE OF CUT BY SL CLAYEY FILL 158.MOD FREQ SMALL CHALK:SOME 5-7cm.SEALS LARGE PH 303. |
002CA00161 | GRUB FILL | SUB-RECTANGULAR | 133 | 72 | 22 | FLAT | EARLIEST FILL SW QUAD GRUB BY W EDGE 2CA.OVERLAIN BY LESS SANDY FILL 159 INCENTRE OF FEATURE.MOD FREQ CHALK INCLS:LARGE AT W END.?SEALS PH 421/2. |
002CA00302 | GRUB FILL | SUB-RECTANGULAR | 119 | 75 | 7 | FLAT | PRIM FILL OF NE QUAD GRUB:SW CORNER 2CA.c30% OF LARGE CHALK FRAGS(c 6-10cm)IN SANDY/LOAMY MATRIX.?/87 IN NW QUAD.PROB OF NAT ORIGIN. |
KEY_ID | TYPE | SHAPE | L | B | D | PROFILE | NOTES |
002CA00303 | POST HOLE CUT | SUB-CIRCULAR | 22 | 17 | 35 | STEPPED U | LARGE POST HOLE AT E END OF GRUB 60:SW CORNER 2CA.SIDES OF ANGULAR CHALK:PROFILE STEPPED:STEEPEST IN LOWER PART.PROB AXIAL PH OF PRIMARY GRUB 60. |
002CA00304 | POST HOLE FILL | SUB-CIRCULAR | 22 | 17 | 35 | FLAT | FILL OF POST HOLE AT E END GRUB 60:SW CORNER 2CA.SMALL CHALK FRAGS CONCENTRATED ROUND EDGES:ESP >S:PROB POST PACKING.SMALL An Os/CHARCOAL INCLS. |
KEY_ID | TYPE | SHAPE | L | B | D | PROFILE | NOTES |
002CA00305 | POST HOLE CUT | RECTANGULAR | 12 | 4 | 14 | USHAPED | CUT OF POST HOLE CUT INTO THE BASE OF GRUB MASTER 89. REASONABLY STRAIGHT SIDED BUT VERY NARROW. |
002CA00306 | POST HOLE FILL | RECTANGULAR | 12 | 4 | 14 | USHAPED | FILL OF POST HOLE CUT INTO THE BASE OF GRUB M89. NO FINDS. |
KEY_ID | TYPE | SHAPE | L | B | D | PROFILE | NOTES |
002CA00307 | UNDEF CUT | SUB-CIRCULAR | 15 | 12 | 15 | USHAPED | ?POST HOLE IN BASE NE QUAD GRUB 60:SW CORNER 2CA.SIDES OF LUMPY CHALK:VERTICAL SAVE FOR S SIDE WHICH SLOPES MORE GENTLY. |
002CA00308 | UNDEF FILL | SUB-CIRCULAR | 15 | 12 | 15 | FLAT | FILL OF ?POST HOLE NW QUAD GRUB 60:SW CORNER 2CA:SIMILAR TO GRUB FILL ABOVE.NO FINDS OR CHARCOAL INCLS. |
KEY_ID | TYPE | SHAPE | L | B | D | PROFILE | NOTES |
002CA00397 | ?NAT CUT | OVATE | 23 | 17 | 19 | COMPLEX | PROB SOLN HOLE IN NE SIDE GRUB M89:SW PART 2CA.SIDES OF UNEVEN CHALK FRAGS:N SIDE UNDERCUT.PROFILE NEAR TOP SL SHELVING. |
002CA00398 | ?NAT FILL | OVATE | 23 | 17 | 19 | FLAT | FILL OF PROB SOLN HOLE IN N SIDE GRUB M89.OCC SMALL GRAVEL:ALSO PATCHES OF ORANGE CLAY DISTRIBUTED EVENLY THROUGHOUT FILL.NO FINDS OR CHARCOAL. |
KEY_ID | TYPE | SHAPE | L | B | D | PROFILE | NOTES |
002CA00399 | ?NAT CUT | OVATE | 24 | 21 | 16 | COMPLEX | ?SOLUTION HOLE IN BASE OF GRUB M89:SW PART 2CA.IMM N OF PH 303.SIDES OF UNEVEN CHALK FRAGS:UNDERCUT TO N AND W.E SIDE STEPPED. |
002CA00400 | ?NAT FILL | OVATE | 24 | 21 | 16 | FLAT | FILL OF ?SOLUTION HOLE:BASE OF GRUB M89:SW PART 2CA.OCC GRAVEL INCLS:CLAYEY PATCHES IN MATRIX THROUGHOUT.NO FINDS OR CHARCOAL. |
KEY_ID | TYPE | SHAPE | L | B | D | PROFILE | NOTES |
002CA00417 | POST HOLE CUT | SUB-RECTANGULAR | 26 | 25 | 32 | USHAPED | POSS POST HOLE ON W EDGE GRUB M89:SW PART 2CA.WITHIN GRUB CUT 60;RELATIONSHIP TO IT NOT PROVEN.STEEPER NEAR BASE:UNDERCUT ON W SIDE BASE. |
002CA00418 | POST HOLE FILL | SUB-RECTANGULAR | 26 | 25 | 32 | FLAT | FILL ?POST HOLE WITHIN W EDGE GRUB 60(M89):SW PART 2CA:RELATIONSHIP WITH GRUB 60 & ITS FILLS NOT PROVEN.OCC SMALL GRAVEL:SOME An Os. |
KEY_ID | TYPE | SHAPE | L | B | D | PROFILE | NOTES |
002CA00419 | ?NAT CUT | OVATE | 25 | 20 | 25 | IRREGULAR | POSS POST HOLE:ID AFTER EXC OF W END GRUB 60(M89):SW PART 2CA.NO RELATN TO THIS FEATURE PROVEN:MAY CUT FILLS OF 60 IF ASSOC WITH 2ndARY GRUB 500 >E. |
002CA00420 | ?NAT FILL | OVATE | 25 | 20 | 25 | FLAT | FILL ?POST HOLE IN W END GRUB 60(M89):SW PART 2CA.THIS FEATURE:S RELATN TO 60 & ITS FILLS UNPROVEN.OCC GRAVEL INCLS:NO FINS OR CHARCOAL. |
KEY_ID | TYPE | SHAPE | L | B | D | PROFILE | NOTES |
002CA00421 | POST HOLE CUT | OVATE | 32 | 28 | 53 | VSHAPED | ?POST HOLE IN SW EDGE GRUB 60:M89:SW PART 2CA.UPPER SIDES STEEP:V-BASE.POSS W END AXIAL POST HOLE 2ndARY GRUB 500 BUT RELATN TO PRIM GRUB 60 NOT SEEN. |
002CA00422 | POST HOLE FILL | OVATE | 32 | 28 | 53 | FLAT | FILL ?POST HOLE:WITHIN SW SIDE GRUB 60(M89).RELATN TO 60 ABOVE NOT PROVEN:MAY POST-DATE FILLS 90:161.CLAYEY INCLS:OCC DECAYED CHALK.NO FINDS. |
KEY_ID | TYPE | SHAPE | L | B | D | PROFILE | NOTES |
002CA00423 | POST HOLE CUT | OVATE | 12 | 12 | 15 | USHAPED | SMALL ?POST HOLE:ONE OF GROUP IN BASE GRUB 60(M89):NW QUAD;SW CORNER 2CA.CUT INTO NAT CHALK.SIDES STEEP:BASE ROUNDED. |
002CA00424 | POST HOLE FILL | OVATE | 12 | 12 | 15 | FLAT | FILL ?POST HOLE IN BASE OF GRUB 60(M89):SW PART 2CA.FEW GRAVEL INCLS:SIMILAR TO GRUB FILL ABOVE IN TEXTURE.NO FINDS OR CHARCOAL. |
KEY_ID | TYPE | SHAPE | L | B | D | PROFILE | NOTES |
002CA00425 | ?NAT CUT | AMORPHOUS | 58 | 36 | 29 | IRREGULAR | ELONGATED ?SOLUTION HOLE IN NW SIDE BASE GRUB 60(M89).UNEVEN EDGES OF ABRADED CHALK.DEEPER AT W END:W SIDE BASE SL UNDERCUT.LONG AXIS APPROX NW>SE. |
002CA00426 | ?NAT FILL | AMORPHOUS | 58 | 36 | 29 | FLAT | FILL ELONGATED ?SOLUTION HOLE IN BASE NW QUAD GRUB 60(M89).PATCHES OF ORANGE CLAY AND DECAYED CHALK THRU: MATRIX.NO FINDS OR CHARCOAL. |
KEY_ID | TYPE | SHAPE | L | B | D | PROFILE | NOTES |
002CA00427 | ?NAT CUT | OVATE | 25 | 26 | 23 | USHAPED | ?SOLUTION HOLE:IN NW SIDE BASE GRUB 60(M89):SW PART 2CA.IMM NW OF ?SOLN HOLE 425.STEEP EDGES IN CHALK:BASE ROUNDED.UPPER W EDGE SL SHELVING. |
002CA00428 | ?NAT FILL | OVATE | 25 | 26 | 23 | FLAT | FILL ?SOLUTION HOLE IN NW BASE OF GRUB 60(M89):SW PART 2CA.PATCHES OF ORANGE CLAY AND DECAYED CHALK DISTRIBUTED EVENLY THROUGHOUT.NO FINDS OR CHARCOAL |
KEY_ID | TYPE | SHAPE | L | B | D | PROFILE | NOTES |
002CA00429 | POST HOLE CUT | SUB-CIRCULAR | 19 | 18 | 17 | WIDE V | SMALL ?POST HOLE WITHIN N EDGE GRUB 60(M89):SW PART 2CA.SIDES ARE OF UNIFORM CHALK FRAGS.IMM E OF SOLN HOLE 425 BUT FILL LOAMY. |
002CA00430 | POST HOLE FILL | SUB-CIRCULAR | 19 | 18 | 17 | FLAT | FILL OF ?POST HOLE IN NW SIDE GRUB 60(M89):SW PART 2CA.OCC SMALL GRAVEL:ESP ON SOUTH SIDE.NO FINDS OR CHARCOAL. |
KEY_ID | TYPE | SHAPE | L | B | D | PROFILE | NOTES |
002CA00431 | POST HOLE CUT | ROUND | 15 | 15 | 16 | VERT.SIDE F.BASE | SMALL ?POST HOLE:ONE OF GROUP IN BASE OF GRUB 60(M89):NW QUAD:SW PART 2CA.STEEP SIDES:FLAT BASE.SIDES OF UNEVEN CHALK FRAGS. |
002CA00432 | ?NAT FILL | ROUND | 15 | 15 | 16 | FLAT | FILL ?POST HOLE IN NW SIDE BASE GRUB 60(M89).MOD FREQ CHALK INCLS:SOME 5cm+.SIMILAR IN TEXTURE AND COLOUR TO FILL ABOVE.NO FINDS OR CHARCOAL PRESENT. |
KEY_ID | TYPE | SHAPE | L | B | D | PROFILE | NOTES |
002CA00433 | POST HOLE CUT | OVATE | 17 | 11 | 12 | FLAT BASED V | SMALL ?POST HOLE:ONE OF GROUP IN BASE OF GRUB 60(M89):NW QUAD.SIDES SLOPE GRADUALLY TO A FLAT BASE:OF UNEVEN CHALK FRAGS. |
002CA00434 | POST HOLE FILL | OVATE | 17 | 11 | 12 | FLAT | FILL OF ?POST HOLE IN BASE OF GRUB 60(M89):NW QUAD.SOME SMALL(c2cm)CHALK FRAGS:NO FINDS OR CHARCOAL INCLS. |
KEY_ID | TYPE | SHAPE | L | B | D | PROFILE | NOTES |
002CA00484 | POST HOLE CUT | OVATE | 23 | 26 | 35 | COMPLEX | SMALL ?POST HOLE:ONE OF GROUP WITHIN SW CORNER GRUB 60(M89):SW PART 2CA.SIDES/BASE IN NAT CHALK.RELATIONSHIP WITH FILLS OF GRUB 60 UNCERTAIN. |
002CA00485 | POST HOLE FILL | OVATE | 23 | 26 | 35 | FLAT | FILL OF SMALL ?POST HOLE WITHIN SW CORNER GRUB 60(M89):SW PART 2CA.MATRIX SANDY:CLAY CONTENT INCREASES TOWARDS BASE.RELATN WITH FILLS OF 60 UNCERTAIN. |
KEY_ID | TYPE | SHAPE | L | B | D | PROFILE | NOTES |
002CA00486 | POST HOLE CUT | ROUND | 12 | 13 | 11 | USHAPED | SMALL ?POST HOLE IN BASE OF GRUB 60(M89):SW PART 2CA.SIDES OF UNEVEN CHALK FRAGS:BASE SL DEEPER AT S END.LOAMY FILL IMPLIES GENUINE FEATURE. |
002CA00487 | POST HOLE FILL | ROUND | 12 | 13 | 11 | FLAT | FILL OF SMALL ?POST HOLE IN CENTRAL BASE OF GRUB 60(M89):SW PART 2CA.NO FINDS OR CHARCOAL:LOAMY NATURE ARGUES FOR ACCEPTANCE AS FEATURE? |
KEY_ID | TYPE | SHAPE | L | B | D | PROFILE | NOTES |
002CA00494 | POST HOLE CUT | OVATE | 25 | 20 | 7 | USHAPED | V SHALLOW ?POST HOLE IN W EDGE GRUB 60(M89):SW PART 2CA.BASE/W SIDE IN NAT CHALK.RELATIONSHIP WITH FILLS OF GRUB 60 NOT PROVEN. |
002CA00495 | POST HOLE FILL | OVATE | 25 | 20 | 7 | FLAT | FILL ?POST HOLE IN W END OF GRUB 60(M89):SW PART 2CA.SIMILAR TO FILL 79 ABOVE BUT RELATN OF POST HOLE TO THIS LAYER UNCERTAIN.NO FINDS OR CHARCOAL. |
KEY_ID | TYPE | SHAPE | L | B | D | PROFILE | NOTES |
002CA00496 | POST HOLE CUT | OVATE | 12 | 13 | 8 | USHAPED | SMALL ?POST HOLE:ONE OF SEVERAL SUCH CUTS IN BASE GRUB 60(M89):SW PART 2CA.SIDES OF ABRADED CHALK FRAGS:S SIDE MORE GENTLE THAN OTHERS.BASE ROUNDED. |
002CA00497 | POST HOLE FILL | OVATE | 12 | 13 | 8 | USHAPED | SMALL ?POST HOLE:ONE OF SEVERAL SUCH CUTS IN BASE GRUB 60(M89):SW PART 2CA.SIDES OF ABRADED CHALK FRAGS:S SIDE MORE GENTLE THAN OTHERS.BASE ROUNDED. |
KEY_ID | TYPE | SHAPE | L | B | D | PROFILE | NOTES |
002CA00498 | POST HOLE CUT | AMORPHOUS | 18 | 17 | 15 | USHAPED | SMALL ?POST HOLE:ONE OF GROUP IN BASE GRUB 60(M89):SW PART 2CA.SIDES/BASE IN SAND/CHALK MIX.LOAMY FILL ARGUES FOR ACCEPTANCE AS FEATURE. |
002CA00499 | POST HOLE FILL | OVATE | 18 | 17 | 15 | FLAT | FILL OF ?POST HOLE IN BASE OF GRUB 60(M89):SW PART 2CA.NAT SAND INCLS THRU:OUT FILL:VERY OCC SMALL GRAVEL.NO FINDS OR CHARCOAL. |