Two fragments of human bone were found at the south end of the trench along the east side of the office. They lay at a depth of approximately 400mm below the modern ground level. The fragments consisted of the distal end of an adult femur (168g) and the head of a femur (31.5g). After being identified and photographed, the bone fragments were reburied in the south-west corner of the trench.<1>
The bone fragments appeared to lie in post-Roman topsoil or ‘dark earth’ (L12), although they were not observed in situ and there was modern disturbance in the area they came from. No grave cut and no further fragments of human bone were visible in the sides of the trench. It could not be confirmed, therefore, whether or not the bone fragments were part of an articulated skeleton.

There does not appear to be any previous record of human remains found in this part of the Castle Park. Burials have been discovered to the south of the Castle (Drury 1983, 405-7 <2>; CAT Report 521, 13 <3>). These suggest they were probably/possibly of prisoners housed in the keep, perhaps in the late 16th or 17th century.