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Fig. 1. Plan of Excavations, 1953-4. Areas within thin broken line cleared to c. 5ft.;
area within thick broken line cleared to c. 13ft. 6in.
Stanchion holes (I –IV) and drainage trench shown by stippling, P (A-K) – pits; W (1-3) – wells.
Fig. 2. Section (A- B) of moat at Head Post Office site. 1 – Soil; 2 – House footing; 3 – Pit-filling;
4 – Heavy clay; 5 and 6 – Post-Medieval filling of marl, yellow clay and ironstone;
7 and 8 – Medieval filling of marl and clay; 9 – Silting.
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