Trench 4 after cleaning. The wall and cobbled surface are on the right with the flagstones running across the centre from left to right. Not long after this was taken the cut of the robbed wall was excavated from the top end of the right hand ranging rod to approximately half way along furthest boundary of the trench.
Trench 3 looking due west. The cobbled surface is a continuation of that seen in trench 4. There is a stone drain just this side of the cobbles in the right hand side of the trench. Immediately beyond the cobbles is the robbed wall. There is another beyond the unturfed section. Between the two walls is collapsed stone on a fine red soil layer. The far end of the trench contained the majority of the pottery finds perhaps indicating a midden nearby on the platform.
So what have we here! An incognito professional supervising high level cleaning operations.
Thanks to all the people who have turned up to help this week. The weather has not been as good as week one, but only stopped operations on Tuesday afternoon. It is good to see some new faces. During the week we have had a number of visitors to look what we have found. Everybody is welcome to come and see and take the guided tour. If you are passing by please come over to see us. We are very tame even if we look a little grubby.
Diggers today: Jemma, Ed, Charlene, Jan, Kerry, Richard, Mike, Debbie, Hannah, Bethany, Christina, James and Callum
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