By way of a change today the morning was dry, however things became wet in
the afternoon with a series of persistent showers blowing in from the Malham
direction.
In spite of the adverse weather, the work on site continued and after
the inescapable ‘earth and stone moving’ session the planning of trench ‘D’ was
completed and more soil samples were taken.
Further excavation now recommenced within the trenches that had already
been planned and the sieves were brought into operation.
There was much excitement when an apparently undamaged bakestone
(bakstone) was found in situ – some 100mm below the turf – this may prove to be
the “Find of the Year” rivalling the quern from 2011.
The above photograph gives a good idea of much of this year’s areas of
interest, once the turf had been removed and the initial cleaning carried out,
so measuring and planning the more significant features could proceed.
Pat & Phil Carroll
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