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[2269] soft mottled light grey/yellow/white clayey silt with rare gravel inclusions and flecks
of charcoal
[2270] firm light blue/grey clayey silt with rare gravel inclusions and flecks of charcoal
[2271] cut 0.59m x 0.62m wide and 0.17m deep with steep to vertical concave sides with
slight convex to the east side with moderate break of slope and flat to concave base
F.1276 was a small pit that truncated gully F.1275. The fill consisted of;
[2300] firm mid brown/grey silty clay with moderate gravel inclusions and occasional flecks
of charcoal
[2301] cut circular in plan 0.62 x 0.60m wide and 0.40m deep with steep concave sides and
concave base
F.1277 was a small shallow pit that contained abundant degraded pottery and burnt material and
possibly represents the remains of a midden. The top of the feature appeared to be altered by plough
marks. The fill consisted of;
[2281] moist dark brown/black sandy silt with frequent flecks of charcoal
[2282] cut sub-oval in plan 1.05m x 0.68m wide and 0.11m deep with moderately steep
concave sides and concave base
F.1279 was a posthole that was adjacent to the northern terminal of gully F.1278 that formed part of a
structure. The fill consisted of;
[2279] firm light blue/grey clayey silt with rare gravel inclusions and flecks of charcoal
[2280] cut circular in plan 0.35m x 0.31m wide and 0.03m deep with sloping concave sides
with gradual break of slope and flat base
F.1281 was a posthole that was probably associated with structure F.1278 and F.1279.The fill consisted
of;
[2284] firm mid grey/black clayey silt with rare gravel inclusions and flecks of charcoal
[2285] cut sub-oval in plan 0.38m x 0.16m wide and 0.07m deep with gradual concave sides
and concave base
F.1282 was a shallow pit that was truncated by linear F.1264, both features silted simultaneously. The
fills consisted of;
[2287] firm mid brown/grey silty clay with occasional gravel inclusions and frequent flecks of
charcoal
[2288] mixed re-deposited natural with firm pale brown/grey silty clay and pale orange/grey
silty clay with rare gravel inclusions
[2289] lenses of mid grey gravels with silty clay matrix and pale grey/white silty sand and
pale orange/white silty sand with frequent gravel inclusions
[2290] cut sub-circular in plan 0.00m x 0.85m wide and 0.48m deep with steep straight sides
with convex step on the western side with sharp break of slope and concave base
F.1283 was a pit that contained a rich assemblage of pottery and fired clay and briquetage and was one
feature within a cluster of pits situated to the west of the saltern site and therefore contemporary. The
fills consisted of;
[2304] soft black sandy silt with rare gravel inclusions and frequent flecks of charcoal
[2305] firm mottled black/grey/yellow sandy clay with rare gravel inclusions and flecks of
charcoal
[2306] compact light yellow/grey clayey sand with rare gravel inclusions, iron pan and flecks
of charcoal
[2308] cut oval in plan 1.38m x 2.14m wide and 0.60m wide with steep concave sides with
moderate break of slope and flat base
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