Whelford Bowmoor Context

CTX Type Trench Feature group Phase Period Pot Spot date Comments
0 UNSTRATIFIED     0 N/A   Unstratified contexts, including spoil
1 HOLLOW 1   0 ROMAN 2C Natural water course sealed by alluvium, 4.5 m wide, 0.55 m deep.
2 GULLY 8   1-2 ROMAN E-M2C? Gully/hollow (0.6m wide, 0.25m deep) sealed by pos. midden layer within wider depression
3 DITCH 8 E 3, E 6 1 ROMAN 2C NE-SW V-shaped ditch (1.2m wide, 0.55m deep) forming W side of E 3, E side of E 6
4 LAYER 4, 5, 9 S 1 2 ROMAN L2-E3C Rubble spread (10 m sq, 0.2m thick) over ditches, probably a building platform.
5 HOLLOW 8   0 ROMAN 2C+ Irregular circular depression (0.55m dia, 0.15m deep) next to 2, within same depression
6 GULLY 8   0 UNCERTAIN   Unexcavated section of NE-SW gully (c 0.4m wide) within E 6
7 DITCH 8 E 6 1 ROMAN M-L1C NE-SW V-shaped ditch (1m wide, 0.4m deep) forming NW side E 6
8 DITCH 8 LB 8, E 8 1 ROMAN E-M2C NNE-SSW shallow ditch (1.65m wide, 0.3m deep) marking eastern limit of enclosure group
9 DITCH 8   1 ROMAN 2C Shallow N-S ditch (1.5m wide, 0.3m deep) forming W side of small enclosure E 9
10 DITCH 8 E 1 1 ROMAN M-L1C NW-SE ditch, curving to S (1.2m wide, 0.45m deep) forming W & S side of E 1
11 DITCH 7 E 3 1 ROMAN 2C V-shaped ditch (1.3m wide, 0.6m deep), probably same as 3 further to SW.
12 DITCH 7 E 5 1 ROMAN M-L1C NE-SW ditch (1.3m wide, 0.5m deep), forming W side E 5 - continuation of 7 to SW.
13 DITCH 7 LB 8 1 ROMAN 2C Same as LB 8
14 DITCH 7 E 3, E 4 1 ROMAN M-L1C NW-SE ditch (1.3m wide, 0.55m deep) forming N side of E 3 and S side E 4
15 GULLY 5   0 UNCERTAIN   Shallow fragmentary curving gully (0.7m wide, 0.1m deep)
16 DITCH 3   1 ROMAN 2C Small shallow ditch (0.8-1m wide, 0.4m deep) forming enclosure, contemp with 45 & 59
17 GULLY 3   1 ROMAN 2C? Shallow gully (0.7m wide, 0.15m deep) adjacent to 103/104
18 DITCH 4   1 ROMAN 2C Shallow ditch (1.05m wide, 0.2m deep), probably drainage channel beneath rubble plat 4
19 HOLLOW 3   1-2 ROMAN 2C Large shallow depression (8m wide, 0.35m deep) beneath 4, possibly pond or midden
20 DITCH   E 1 1 ROMAN M-L 1st-M2C Recut ditch (1.2m wide, 0.45m deep) forming E side of E1
21 DITCH   E 1, E 2, E 3 1 ROMAN M-L1C Ditch (1.4m wide, 0.45m deep) forming sides of E 1, 2 and 3
22 GULLY   E 2 1 ROMAN M-L1C Gully (0.6m wide, 0.3m deep) forming small semicircular enclosure within E 3
23 DITCH   E 5, E 6 1 ROMAN M-L1C Shallow ditch (1.6m wide, 0.25m deep) bt E 5 and 6
24 DITCH   E 4, E 5 1 ROMAN M-L1C Shallow ditch (1.3m wide, 0.3m deep) forming NE boundary of E 4 and 5
25 DITCH   E 4 1 ROMAN M-L1C Shallow ditch (1m wide, 0.35m deep) forming E boundary of E 4 - continuation of 21
26 DITCH   E 4, E 5 1 ROMAN M-L1C Shallow ditch (1.3m wide, 0.3m deep) bt E 4 and 5. Coninuation of 3
27 GULLY   E 1 1 ROMAN M-L1C Shallow gully (0.2-3m wide, 0.1-15m deep) forming sub-division in E 1 with 28
28 GULLY   E 1 1 ROMAN M-L1C Shallow gully (0.2-3m wide, 0.1-15m deep) forming sub-division in E 1 with 27
29 HOLLOW     0 N/A   Shallow hollow in gravel (25m sq, 0.10 m deep) - area of water logging
30 LAYER 4, 5, 9 S 1 2 ROMAN L2-E3C Scatter of limestone rubble (c 2m sq) next to main layer (4) - exterior courtyard paving?
31 DITCH     1 ROMAN M-L1C? NE-SW curving ditch (1.3m wide, 0.5m deep) possibly associated with E 1-5 to north
32 HOLLOW   S 2 2 - 3 ROMAN 2-E3C Shallow natural pond depression (7m wide, 0.5m deep), possibly the water source for 33
33 WALL   S 2 2 - 3 ROMAN 2-E3C Drystone built structure (1.5m length, 0.2-25m channel) channelling water from 32, in ditch.
34 DITCH   S 2 1 ROMAN 2C Shallow ditch (1.3m wide, 0.13m deep) leading into 32 & pos part of pond/sluice complex
35 DITCH     0 ROMAN   N-S shallow ditch (1.6m wide, 0.2m deep) N of ditch channel coming from 33
36 GULLY     1 ROMAN 2C+ E-W small gully (0.4m wide, 0.15m deep) joining N-S ditch 16, pos to increase drainage
37 DITCH     1 ROMAN 2C Ditch (1.1m wide, 0.4m deep) section, possibly forming E-W margin of E 7 - 10.
38 DITCH   E 7 1 ROMAN 2C Flat-bottomed N-S ditch (1.5m wide, 0.4m deep) - W side of small enclosure E 7
39 VOID     0 N?A   Not an excavated feature
40 DITCH     1 ROMAN 2C Ditch (1.4m wide, 0.35m deep), possibly part of extension of N-S ditch 8/13/34
41 GULLY     1 ROMAN 2C? Double gully parallel to 42 & 43
42 DITCH     1 ROMAN 2C? Ditch (1.9m wide, 0.4m deep) parallel to 40, 41, 43, 44
43 GULLY     1 ROMAN 2C? Gully (0.6m wide, 0.2m deep) parallel to 40, 41, 42, 44
44 GULLY     1 ROMAN 2C? Shallow ditch/gully (0.8m wide, 0.1m deep) parallel to 40, 41, 42, 43
45 GULLY     1 ROMAN 2C? Shallow gully (0.5m wide, 0.1m deep) in interior of enclosure formed by 16
46 HOLLOW     0 UNCERTAIN   Shallow (natural?) depression filled by water-logged peaty clay
47 HOLLOW     0 UNCERTAIN   Shallow (natural?) depression filled by water-logged peaty clay
48 HOLLOW     0 UNCERTAIN   Shallow (natural?) depression filled by water-logged peaty clay
49 GULLY   E 10 1 ROMAN 2C Butt-ended gully (0.6m wide, 0.15m deep) forming S side of E 10
50 PIT   S 1 1 - 2 ROMAN L2-E3C Oval pit (1.3x0.9m, 0.4m deep) cut by posthole 51, cutting ditch 52, unknown function
51 POST HOLE 4, 5, 9 S 1 2 ROMAN L2-E3C Stone packed posthole (0.5m dia, 0.2m deep) - part of S 1
52 GULLY     1 ROMAN 2C Shallow gully (0.5m wide, 0.1m deep) overlaid by S 1. Part of drainage channel 'mesh'
53 PIT     2 - 3 ROMAN L2-E3C Pit dug through 18, overlaid by rubble platform 4, similar to 51
54 LAYER 4, 5, 9 S 1 2 ROMAN L2-E3C Layer of peaty black clay with many finds just south of S 1 - possible midden?
55 WALL 4, 5, 9 S 1 2 ROMAN L2-E3C Drystone wall angle resting on rubble base (4) - part of timber framed building S 1
56 LAYER 4, 5, 9 S 1 2 ROMAN L2-E3C Limestone paving overlying ditch 100 - probably interior of building S 1
57 LAYER 4, 5, 9 S 1 2 ROMAN L2-E3C Roughly paved limestone area with burnt material - probably internal area of S 1
58 LAYER 4, 5, 9 S 1 2 ROMAN L2-E3C Area of internal paving in S 1
59 GULLY     1 ROMAN 2C Gully (0.3-5m wide) next to ditch 16 - probably a drainage ditch for enclosure formed by 16
100 DITCH   E 10 1 ROMAN M2C Part of a triple ditch with 101 and 102 linking with drainage gullies in E 11, under S 1
101 DITCH     1 ROMAN E-M2C Part of a triple ditch with 100 and 102 linking with drainage gullies in E 11, under S 1
102 DITCH     1 ROMAN M2C Part of a triple ditch with 101 and 101 linking with drainage gullies in E 11, under S 1
103 GULLY     1 ROMAN 2C? Isolated gully (0.9m wide, 0.3m deep), possibly linked to E 7-11
104 HOLLOW     0 ROMAN 2C Shallow depression, 3m wide, 0.2m deep.
105 LAYER     2 ROMAN 2-3C Midden deposit layer, S of main occupation area
106 LAYER     2 ROMAN M2-3C Midden deposit, NW of main occupation. Found in salvage work, along w ditches & rubble
107 GULLY     0 ROMAN 2C Gully in NW side of field exposed during stripping.
108 LAYER     0 N/A   Topsoil over site