Feature

Layer /
Context Nos.

Description

Depth

Width

Shape

Filling

Finds

East of
Baseline

South of
Peg A

Position & Notes

Comments

Drawing Page
In Site Notebook(s)

A

MQ3

Ditch

0.5m

1.5m

Black loam
with chalk lumps

Pottery
& bone

4m

87m

Destroyed by
machine

B

MQ2

MQ21

Ditch

0.5m

1.0m

MQ2 Black loam
with chalk lumps
MQ21 light brown loam, mostly chalk lumps

Pottery
& bone, slag

4m to 19m

78.5m
to 76m

MQ21 - 4m east of quarry edge

C

MQ6

Pit

0.20m

EW 0.72m
NS 1.0m

Oval

Black loam with chalk specks

Pottery
& bone
black burnt clay lumps

5m

72m

Destroyed by machine

D

MQ5 and

 MQ12

Ditch

1.0m

1.0m

MQ5 Black loam with chalk lumps
MQ12 Black loam with few chalk specks

Pottery, bone, daub

4.5m to 39m

63m to 65m

Originally dug later than feature E. (MQ13)

48, 68

E

MQ13

Ditch

0.5m

1.0m

Black loam with chalk lumps

Pottery, bonze bracelet 0.12m below surface, daub, loomwieght

11m to 39m

65.5m to 68m

Partially sealed by and therefore earlier than Feature D MQ12

48, 70

F

MQ4

Ditch

0.2m

0.3m

Light brown loam with chalk lumps

Pottery & bone

11.0m

50.0m

U shaped. Very shallow

Destroyed by machine during initial clearance.

G

Ditch

0.2m

0.3m

Light brown loam with chalk lumps

Natural feature

H

Ditch

0.2m

0.3m

Light brown loam with chalk lumps

Natural feature

J

MQ10

End of ditch

0.55m

1.10m

Dark brown loam many chalk lumps

Pottery, bone, iron, daub, stone

4.5m to 8m

66m to 65m

Possible causeway to the east with ditch E. Rounded end.

44

K

MQ9

Ditch =D+E
Intersection of ditches D+E

1.3m

Very dark brown loam with few chalk specks

Pottery & bone

36.5m

65m

Section no 7 through Ditch K (in fact Ditch D where it cuts through Ditch E)

46

L

MQ7 (17 in feature register)

Pit

1.4m x 2.4m

Rectangular

Light brown loam with chalk lumps. Chalk packing on north side. Lower mainly chalk rubble.

Pottery, slag & loom weight fragments & pot boilers

22m

100m

84

M

MQ18

Pit

Rectangular

Pottery, slag, iron nail, thin bronze strip, pot boilers

26m

100m

38

N

Shallow ditch

8m to 11m then to 39m

91m to 101m then to 103m

76

P

Posthole/ pit?

32m

108.5m

66

Q

Pit?

32m

105m

Natural feature

R

MQ28

Posthole

Light brown loam with chalk specks

Pottery, nail, slag

32.5m

96m

66

S

MQ8






MQ22

Pit/
Posthole

1.10m x1.5m

Oval

MQ8 Light brown loam with some chalk lumps. Flints as possible packing in centre.


MQ22 burnt/clay & chalk wash in lumps. Carbon or very black soil at extreme bottom.

MQ8 Pottery, pot boilers, lumps of iron slag,
Daub, stone
MQ22 frags of two large pots, daub

38m

83m

Possible collapsed clay lining of storage pit

42, 64

T

MQ14

Pit

Sub-
rectangular

Light brown loam with lots of chalk lumps

Pottery

13m

86m

34

U

MQ15

Pit

Sub-
rectangular

Light brown loam, mostly chalk lumps

Pottery

17.5m

84m

36

V

MQ20

MQ24

Ditch
MQ24 is west end of ditch V

MQ20 Light brown loam, many chalk lumps – ditch fill.
MQ19 V is very black
MQ24 light brown loam, chalk lumps

MQ20 one shell
MQ24 base of coarse pot

29m to 39m

76m to 74m

MQ20 is west of MQ19.
MQ19 is intersection of ditches V & W. Ditch W is later than V.

62

W

Ditch

MQ19 W is very brown with chalk lumps

35.5m to 38.5m

75m to 77.5m

74

X

MQ11
MQ23

MQ11Ditch
MQ23 Junction of X + V

MQ23 Brown loam, chalk lumps

Pottery only from X

27.5m to 39m

72m to 76m

Top filling of ditch

62, 86

Y

Nothing recorded

Z

Nothing recorded

AA

Posthole

Rectangular

38m

72m

Natural feature

BB

Posthole

36.5m

72m

54

CC

Post slot

36m

70.5m

54

DD

Posthole

36.5m

69.5m

54

EE

Posthole

34m

72m

Cut through by Ditch X

52, 86

FF

Posthole

33.5m

69.5m

52

GG

Posthole

30.5m

68.5m

50

HH

Posthole

30.5m

71m

50

JJ

MQ16

MQ17

MQ25



MQ26



MQ27



MQ30







MQ31

MQ16 Ditch JJ
MQ17 Ditch JJ
MQ25 extreme east end of JJ
MQ26 middle section of JJ
MQ27 west of middle section of ditch JJ
MQ30 Pit/
Posthole in extreme NE end of ditch JJ Cut by JJ Possibly same as MQ17
MQ31 extreme west section of Ditch JJ to where JCB cut into ditchA

MQ16 brown loam & chalk lumps
MQ17 Brown loam & chalk lumps
MQ25 Bottom all chalk lumps. MQ25 is under MQ17
MQ26 bottom all chalk lumps. Under MQ16
MQ27 upper fill brown loam & many chalk lumps

MQ16 pottery & bone
MQ17 Pottery & seeds?
MQ25 animal skull & one small Samian sherd, iron strip and slag
MQ26 animal bones (jaws)
MQ27 pottery, daub, shells
MQ30,31
Pottery, daub

7m to 31.5m

86m to 78m

MQ16 This ditch JJ was covered by a large spread of soil, just under the crest of the slope. Possible filled in lynchet? MQ17 End of ditch? Appears to be rounded off.

40, 72

KK

Posthole

39m

59.25m

58

LL

Posthole

38.5m

57m

58

MM

Posthole

36.5m

57.5m

60

NN

Posthole

36.75m

60m

60

PP

Posthole

36m

60m

60

QQ

Posthole

28m

70m

56

RR

Posthole

28.5m

71m

56

SS

Posthole

29.75

70.75m

56

TT

Posthole

29.5m

69m

56

UU

Posthole

21m

69.75m

80

VV

Posthole

13.25m

66m

80

XX

Posthole

13.25m

68m

80

YY

Posthole

12m

68m

ZZ

Posthole

6.25m

68m

80

AB

Posthole

12m

98.5m

78

AC

Posthole

12.25m

99.75m

78

AD

Posthole

28.75m

52.5m

82

AE

Posthole

29.75m

50.5m

82

AF

Posthole

28m

49m

82

AG

Posthole

26.5m

50.25m

82

AH

Posthole

6.5m

69.25m

Feature

Layer Nos.

Description

Depth

Width

Shape

Filling

Finds

East of
Baseline

South of
Peg A

Position & Notes

Comments

Drawing Page
In Site Notebook(s)

BA

Posthole

0.07m

0.24m

Circular

None

40.0m

46.0m

BC

Posthole

0.07m

0.30m x 0.20m

Oval

None

41.39m

46.43m

Pts NNE

BD

Posthole

0.25m

0.36m x 0.20m

Rectangular

Flint frags

40.98m

48.50m

Pts NNE

BE

Posthole

0.20m

0.25

Circular

Small flint frags

41.79m

49.15m

BF

Posthole

0.40m

0.22m

Circular

Some small flints

41.90m

47.73m

BG

Posthole

0.05m

0.15m

Circular

Flint frags

40.61m

48.29m

BH

Posthole

0.20m

0.30m

Circular

40.95m

51.23m

BJ

Posthole

0.07m

0.20m

Circular

40.66m

51.71m

BK

Posthole

0.15m

0.20m

Circular

40.59m

52.69m

BL

Posthole

0.10m

0.15m

Circular

42.37m

52.95m

BM

Posthole

0.13m

0.44m

Circular

42.79m

52.59m

BN

Posthole

0.17m

0.30m

Circular

42.62m

51.43m

BP

MQ 49

Posthole

0.10m

0.30m x 0.20m

Oval

Brown loam with small chalk rubble fill

Frag of pot in top 3cms

43.16m

51.39m

Pts NNE

BQ

Posthole

0.13m

0.45m

Circular

42.86m

50.45m

BR

MQ 54

Posthole

0.35m

0.33m x 0.27m

Rectangular

Brown loam, small chalk rubble

2 sherds

43.95m

51.36m

Pts NE

BS

Posthole

0.10m

0.17m

Circular

43.99m

50.60m

BT

Posthole

0.07m

0.33m x 0.16m

Rectangular

44.23m

51.83m

Pts NNE

BU

MQ 50

Posthole

0.09m

0.24m

Circular

Brown loam with small chalk rubble

pottery

44.55m

52.21m

BV

Posthole

0.09m

0.40m

Circular

Pottery, daub frags

44.97m

52.50m

BW

Posthole

0.10m

0.20m

Circular

45.05m

51.08m

BX

Posthole

0.12m

0.45m x 0.40m

45.03m

50.37m

Pts ExW

BY

Posthole

0.08m

0.15m

Circular

44.48m

49.33m

BZ

Posthole

0.28m

0.15m

Circular

44.88m

49.44m

CA

Posthole

0.70m

0.20m

Circular

None

43.59m

48.14m

CB

Posthole

0.30m

0.12m

Circular

None

44.15m

47.90m

CD

Posthole

0.15m

0.28m

Circular

47.80m

46.70m

CE

Posthole

0.05m

0.17m

Circular

None

44.50m

47.31m

CF

2 Postholes

NW portion 0.22m
SE portion 0.12m

NW portion
0.19m
SE portion
0.16m

Oval -later 2 postholes

Few flint frags

45.46m

46.32m

Pts NNW

CG

Posthole

0.32m

0.750m
x0.550m

Egg shaped

Burnt flint

43.74m

46.32m

Pts NE

NE part is another posthole 0.400m diam. Depth 0.129m

CH

Posthole

0.35m

0.25m

Circular

Frag of flint

43.26m

46.96m

CJ

Posthole

0.41m

0.30m

Circular

Lt brown loam & small chalk rubble

Small frag of flints

42.19m

45.99m

CK

Posthole

0.30m

0.25m

Circular

45.24m

49.37m

CL

Posthole

0.13m

0.38m

Circular

45.97m

49.74m

CM

Posthole

0.15m

0.26m x 0.15m

Oval

Red tile?

46.71

49.92

Pts ESE

CN

Posthole

0.15m

0.25m

Circular

46.81m

51.64m

CP

Posthole

0.08m

0.37m

Circular

46.96m

48.84m

CQ

Posthole

0.17m

0.55m x 0.33m

Oval

47.68m

48.63m

Pts E

CR

Posthole

0.15m

0.45m

Circular

47.22m

47.21m

CS

Posthole

0.75m x 0.55m

Egg shaped

46.77m

46.45m

Pts N

CT

Posthole

0.15m

0.15m

Circular

48.13m

47.47m

CU

Posthole

0.25m

Circular

47.93m

49.74m

CV

Posthole

0.25m

Circular

48.71m

51.27m

CW

Posthole

0.25m

Circular

48.86m

51.85m

CX

Posthole

0.20m

0.30m

Circular

48.69m

50.16m

CY

Posthole

0.40m x 0.35m

Triangular

49.26m

49.74m

Pts E

CZ

Posthole

0.20m

Circular

49,43m

49.31m

DA

Posthole

0.20m

0.55m x 0.47m

Oval

49.38m

51.86m

Pts N – S

DB

Pit irregular

0.25m

1.70m x 1.10m

Oval

Sandstone

50.78m

50.75m

Pts NW

DC

Posthole

0.10m

0.34m

Circular

51.79m

49.42m

DE

Pit

1.40m x 0.80m

Oval

50.81m

48.82m

Pts NNW

DF

Pit

1.10m x 0.95m

Sub
rect

51.87m

48.64m

Pts NNW

DG

Posthole

0.30m

0.22m

Circular

49.74m

47.25m

DH

MQ84

Posthole

0.22m

0.30m

Circular

pottery

49.73m

46.61m

DJ

Posthole

0.25m

0.27m

Circular

49.69m

45.85m

DK

Posthole

0.05m

0.40m x 0.30m

Oval

50.70m

46.16m

Pts NNE

DL

MQ85

Posthole

0.27m

0.18m

Circular

Pottery

51.08m

46.72m

DM

MQ86

Posthole

0.28m

0.30m

Circular

Flint core, bone, pot

52.22m

46.29m

DN

Posthole

0.45m x 0.33m

Triangular

50.33m

52.73m

Pts NE

DP

Posthole

0.40m x 0.34m

Oval

50.56m

54.91m

Pts NE/SW
X NW/SE

DQ

Posthole

0.12m

Circular

45.85m

55.67m

DR

Posthole

0.16m

Circular

46.46m

55.31m

DS

Posthole

0.14m

Circular

46.19m

56.37m

DT

Posthole

0.40m

Circular

47.53m

58.06m

DU

Posthole

0.42m x 0.25m

Oval

47.80m

58.86m

Pts NW

DV

Posthole

0.35m x 0.80m

Rectangular

43.48m

60.82m

Pts N – S

DW

Posthole

0.20m

Circular

42.38m

61.32m

DX

Posthole

0.40m

Circular

41.82m

62.36m

DY

Posthole

0.45m x 0.30m

Rectangular

42.19m

62.91m

Pts N – S

DZ

MQ 69,
74, 78

Pit

1.60m x 1.40m

Sub
Rect

Pottery, daub

52.84m

58.03m

Pts NE

EA

MQ43, 48,52, 53

Pit

2.00m x
4.20m

Oval

Pottery, loomwgt, daub,worked flint, shell

81.40m

12.50m

EB

MQ45, 51

Pit

-

2.20m x 3.30m

Oval

Pottery, daub, loomwgts

62.30m

29.60m

EC

MQ46, 56, 66, 67, 73, 77, 81,102,103104

Pit

-

2.40m x 2.90m

Oval

Pottery, daub

45.65m

44.08m

ED

MQ41, 44, 47, 64, 65,72,75, 76

Ditch

Pottery, flint, shell daub, slag,
stone quern?
Loomwgt & metal pin

49.20m

55.20m

Continuation of Ditch D

EF

Posthole

0.40m

Circular

49.24m

60.38m

EG

Posthole

0.38m

Circular

50.60m

60.00m

EH

Posthole

0.25m

Circular

46.67m

62.76m

EJ

Posthole

0.25m

Circular

46.68m

62.10m

EK

MQ68

Pit

0.80m
x
0.35m

Rectangular

Pottery, seeds

46.20m

61.70m

Pts E

EL

Posthole

0.12m

Circular

46.33m

60.07m

EM

Posthole

0.40m

Circular

49.45m

57.65m

EN

Posthole

0.48m

0.35m
x
0.25m

Oval

48.57m

45.35m

Pts NNW

EP

MQ42

Pit

2.00m
x
3.20m

Elliptical

pottery

68.00m

89.70m

Extreme E of site near F68

EQ

Posthole

0.10m

0.20m

Circular

50.11m

43.73m

ER

Posthole

0.15m

0.16m

Circular

47.60m

46.25m

ES

Posthole

0.32m

0.20m

Circular

Frags of burnt flint

43.31m

45.19m

ET

Posthole

0.32m

Circular

41.60m

44.26m

EU

No info

EV

MQ55

Pit

1.85m
x
1.75m

Circular

Pottery, daub

43.36m

40.54m

Pts E

EW

No info

EX

Pit

0.15m

1.01m
x
0.70m

Rectangular

? Natural

48.93m

44.08m

EY

Posthole

0.60m

Circular

Natural

50.67m

43.40m

EZ

Posthole

0.30m
x
0.20m

Oval

Natural

51.19m

43.83m

Pts N

FA

Posthole

0.35m

Circular

51.98m

60.73m

FB

Natural

FC

Natural

FD

Posthole

0.50m
x
0.40m

Oval

52.35m

52.06m

Pts NE

FE

Posthole

0.10m

Circular

53.27m

53.53m

FG

Posthole

0.12m

Circular

54.12m

54.88m

FH

Posthole

0.14m

Circular

53.57m

54.77m

FJ

No info

FK

Posthole

0.12m

Circular

44.40m

59.86m

FL

Posthole

0.17m

0.08m

Circular

44.51m

60.23m

FM

Posthole

0.40m

0.10m

Circular

44.68m

39.90m

0.38m south of BY/BZ (F40)

FN

Posthole

0.17m

0.25m

Circular

47.08m

45.95m

FP

Posthole

0.15m

Circular

47.05m

45.66m

FQ

Posthole

0.20m

0.20m

Circular

47.14m

44.55m

FR

MQ57, 62

Pit

-

1.57m x 0.90m

Oval

Pottery,
daub, 3 potboiler

68.53m

18.80m

Pts NW

FS

Posthole

0.15m

0.33m

Circular

56.45m

44.70m

Irregular outline and btm

FT

Posthole

0.14m

0.40m

Circular

58.85m

44.80m

FU

MQ87

Posthole

0.13m

0.28m

Circular

1 wall sherd

57.12m

46.81m

Irregular btm

FV

Posthole

0.12m

0.17m

Circular

57.15m

47.43m

Rounded btm

FX

Posthole

0.20m

0.17m

Circular

56.30m

49.51m

Pointed btm – post may slope NE

FW

Posthole

0.16m

0.25m

Circular

57.00m

48.50m

Rounded btm

FY

MQ88

Posthole

0.30m

0.40m

Circular

pottery

57.40m

51.01m

Nearly flat btm

FZ

Posthole

0.26m

0.36m

Circular

57.32m

53.40m

Flat btm

GA

MQ89

Posthole

0.12m

0.32m

Circular

1 sherd

57.50m

58.44m

Flat btm

GB

Posthole

0.13m

0.40m

Circular

58.01m

57.65m

GC

Posthole

0.09m

0.40m

Circular

59.05m

58.61m

GD

Posthole

0.23m

0.30m

Circular

58.85m

56.40m

Flat btm

GE

Posthole

0.40m

0.40m

Circular

1 sherd

58.70m

54.82m

GF

Posthole

0.30m

0.38m

Circular

59.24m

53.60m

GH

Posthole

0.24m

0.35m

Circular

59.76m

51.30m

GJ

Posthole

0.12m

0.35m

Circular

59.45m

51.01m

GK

Posthole

0.08m

0.36m

Circular

59.60m

49.78m

GL

Posthole

0.18m

0.42m

Circular

60.75m

43.70m

Rounded btm + 1 large flint

GM

MQ90

Posthole

0.29m

0.52m

Circular

1 sherd

60.00m

56.65m

GN

MQ91

Posthole

0.39m

0.40m

Circular

1 stone

61.05m

58.95m

GP

Pit

0.06m

0.30m x 0.10m

Rectangular

62.00m

60.68m

GQ

Posthole

0.09m

0.30m

Circular

61.50m

57.90m

GR

MQ92

Posthole

0.46m

0.40m

Circular

3 sherds

61.65m

56.08m

+ p/h at SE edge 0.20m x 0.23m many 70mm pbs

GS

Posthole

0.08m

0.30m

Circular

62.45m

52.25m

GT- 1

MQ93

Pit/ 3 postholes

0.60m

0.46m

Circular

Black pot and daub

62.65m

55.45m

GT-2

Pit/ 3 postholes

0.17m

0.46m

Circular

Black pot and daub

62.65m

55.45m

GT-3

Pit/ 3 postholes

0.40m

0.46m

Circular

Black pot and daub

62.65m

55.45m

GU

Pit

0.10m

0.95m x0.55m

Oval

64.30m

57.10m

GV

MQ94

Posthole

0.10m

0.45m

Circular

Pot rim

65.18m

59.35m

GW

Posthole

0.07m

0.30m

Circular

65.41m

57.70m

GX

Posthole

0.40m

0.35m

Circular

Frags of flint

65.35m

56.39m

GY

Pit

0.70m

0.90m x 0.60m

Oval

65.64m

55.22m

GZ

Posthole

0.06m

0.10m

Circular

61.90m

49.80m

2.30m east of posthole GK, E60

HA

Blank

HB

Posthole

-

0.20m

Circular

67.16m

53.99m

HC

Posthole

-

0.30m

Circular

68.03m

54.07m

HD

MQ95

Posthole

0.06m

0.30m

Circular

Pot & daub

67.41m

57.71m

HE

Posthole

0.05m

0.30m

Circular

67.46m

59.58m

HF

Posthole

0.30m

0.35m

Circular

67.88m

59.74m

HG

Posthole

-

0.35m

Circular

70.99m

54.41m

HJ

Posthole

-

0.35m

Circular

70.58m

53.34m

HK

Posthole

0.06m

0.16m

Circular

69.18m

51.37m

HL

MQ96

Posthole

0.14m

0.26m

Circular

1 sherd

69.21m

51.11m

HM

Posthole

0.10m

0.36m

Circular

69.60m

49.00m

HN

Posthole

0.12m

0.42m

Circular

Lt br loam + small chalk frags + flints

69.03m

46.58m

HO

Blank

HP

Posthole

0.15m

0.35m

Circular

Lt br loam + small chalk frags + flints

67.06m

43.33m

HQ

Posthole

-

0.30m

Circular

68.92m

43.93m

HR

Posthole

-

0.30m

Circular

69.51m

44.06m

HS

Posthole

0.12m

0.26m

Circular

Lt br loam + small chalk frags + flints

70.53m

46.32m

HT

MQ97

Posthole

0.19m

0.40m

Circular

Gritstone frags

Burnt stone

71.13m

50.76m

HU

Pit

0.17m

0.35m x 0.55m

Oval

72.09m

54.24m

HV

MQ98

Pit

0.20m

0.36m check

Oval

Pottery,
daub

71.95m

52.70m

HW

Posthole

0.05m

0.24m check

Circular

71.86m

51.82m

HX

Posthole

0.16m

0.30m