The deposits were roughly 650-750 mm thick. However, in places, slight stratigraphical differences were recognised within the ‘dark earth’, notably in T1-T3 (L2-L4). The lower 400-500mm of the ‘dark earth’ (L4) was fairly homogeneous in most of the trenches, although in T2 there were some brownish-yellow clayey mottles towards the bottom of L4. In T1 and T3, L4 was sealed by a more gravelly, dark greyish-brown layer (L3), approximately 200 mm thick. The gravel was perhaps added in order to consolidate the ground. The upper c.200mm of ‘dark earth’ in all the trenches was modern topsoil (L2).<1>
A quantity of residual Roman potsherds and brick/tile fragments was recovered from the ‘dark earth’. A clay pipe bowl fragment, of probable early 18th century date, came from just over half way down L4 in T2. Among the other post-Roman finds from L4 were some pegtile and slate fragments, as well as a small quantity of modern material from the upper part of L4. Peg-tile and slate fragments, and some modern finds were recovered from L2, and similar material was also observed in L3.