Strata — Field Record · Season Seven · Trench 4B

Vellmore Priory,
five metres square

An open excavation plan of the priory's south range, strung at one-metre intervals from the site datum. Select any square to read its context sheet: soil description, phasing, stratigraphic relationships and the small finds lifted from it.

Site codeVMP·26 Recorded 14 Jul
  • Ceramic
  • Bone
  • Metalwork
  • Glass
  • Numismatic

Context sheetB3

[1004]

Collapsed tile spread

Phase
Phase III
Deposit
Munsell / depth
Stratigraphic matrix
Small finds recovered
    Supervisor note
    [1001] turf & topsoil [1002] ploughsoil [1004] tile collapse [1006] mortar spread [1008] occupation natural — mid-grey boulder clay 42.18 m OD ▸ datum
    Bagged and numbered on lift; all depths measured below site datum.
    SFSquareContextMaterialDescriptionDepth
    41A2[1002]CeramicRim sherd, sandy greyware jar, everted0.18 m
    42B3[1004]CeramicGlazed floor tile, fleur-de-lis stamp0.41 m
    43B3[1004]MetalworkIron nail, rose-head, bent0.44 m
    44C2[1005]NumismaticSilver short-cross penny, Canterbury0.52 m
    45C4[1006]GlassWindow quarry, painted grozed edge0.63 m
    46D1[1003]BoneCattle metatarsal, butchered proximal0.29 m
    47D3[1006]MetalworkCopper-alloy strap end, incised0.66 m
    48E2[1007]CeramicBase sherd, Brill/Boarstall jug0.71 m
    49E4[1008]BoneWorked antler tine, sawn0.84 m
    50A4[1005]GlassVessel fragment, pale green, blown0.47 m
    51C3[1008]NumismaticCopper jeton, Nuremberg, worn0.88 m
    52B5[1009]MetalworkLead came, folded, from glazing0.93 m