Pottery Lottery

This interesting pottery fragment came up in the ditch last week. If I had found that in London I would say it was Roman, but could be a Med import to the house. Hopefully a pot expert can ID this. 

[and so it happened - imported from Spain in the 17th c.]

 

Wall Walk

On a visit to Montecute House I took these photographs to show what our balusters would have looked like in situ. As can be seen, the half sections would have been fixed to the square columns at the end of a section of wall. Montecute is about ten years older than Stalbridge. 

 

Balust-raid

The last of the balusters from the ditch. some of these will make a good exhibit.

Some good on-site cleaning.

 

Bedrock, but no Flintstones!

 

Having taken out the charcoal fill of a large pit cut onto the greeny-grey clay we have now hit bedrock.

This strange and fascinating fossilised seabed is the Forest Marble that covers this part of Dorset/Somerset. so this 5m square is coming to a close and we hope to open up a second soon.  

Baluster Bonus

More balusters have been found in the 'mega-ditch. 

The 'mega-ditch' is quite deep and even in this small 1m wide section it is full of worked stone. 

The balusters in situ.

At least we had the gazebo to shelter us from the hot sun.

 

If you can't fight ...

'Careful' Colin wearing a big hat in this hot spell. Stay hydrated and have a break in the shade if you are on site at the moment, as the finds are hot but so is the weather!  

 

Coining it in.

 These nice examples of Charles I farthings were found by metal detector.