Wednesday 9 October

For once the weather forecast was correct – heavy blustery showers with intermittent  sunshine and a cold wind!

Never downhearted ! (c) photo by Ruth Spencer 

There were only four of us today, so we were all able to shelter under the tent. It did get a bit tricky at times as one tried to find a comfortable spot for one's knees, along with trying to negotiate trowelled areas, finds trays, stone buckets, soil buckets and feet getting mixed up with the tent frame!

All alone in a little trench (c) photo by Ruth Spencer 

However we didn't complain as Roger was digging all alone in the extension trench in the rain and wind and no tent........

We removed the top stones from the wall trench exposing the underlying soil and the original wall revetment, but sadly no finds, other than the usual bits of bone & teeth, pipe stems, pot and a few nails. Maggie did find what would appear to be the metal plate for a child's clog though.

Exploring various lines of enquiry  (c) photo by Ruth Spencer 

As has been said before "We are still exploring various lines of enquiry........"

Ruth Spencer

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