Day 10

After having a mini-excavator do most of the work for us yesterday, today it was our turn…both trenches four and five were untouched as everyone was allocated to trench one. We spent most of the day digging down to a ginger coloured sandy layer and straightening up the sides of the trench itself. Although most of the finds were simply thrilling e.g. glass (never seen that before), and of course dirt, rocks, and more dirt, a decent sized fragment of a cooking pot was also found which dated back to the eleventh century, therefore predating the stone castle. All in all the weather was pleasant and the finds are beginning to be washed and the real archaeology can begin!

Kayleigh Evans