Monday 18th June Contributed by CAROLINE Today the Cardiff
University archaeology students arrived on site and this was the
first full day. The majority of the day was spent clearing up
the edges of the trench using spades, shovels and mattocks. A
back breaking day was had by all; this is always the most
physically hardest day on site. Progress was good and towards
the end of the day all three trenches had cleaned straight edges
and so the cleaning off of the last remaining topsoil was begun
in trenches 1 and 2. Removing the topsoil in Trench 1 revealed
the natural limestone bedrock and yellow clay in most areas.
Several features were found cutting into this natural geology,
including rubble filled ditches and a possible ring gully (these
are often associated with Prehistoric roundhouses). However, the
finds have mainly been of Roman date, this includes several
Roman coins of the late 4th Century. We are still, however,
hoping to uncover Prehistoric activity, particularly as this is
what geophysics had sugges