Plate 8: Trench 2 to the east, with the extent of the stony deposit [202] and [203] exposed. The deposit [202] also contained some charnel, consisting of several teeth and fragments of a long-bone, all of which were subsequently reburied in the trench. Situated below the topsoil largely in the east and southeast area of the trench was a [201] stony deposit spread comprising some 85% angular to sub-angular stones and mixed [203], with reddish brown sandy/clayey silt This probably represents a dump of stones/or (Plate 9). levelling episode associated with the ground adjustments (and therefore part of the same provenance as deposit rather than a fill of a discreet cut feature, although it was [202]) initially interpreted as possibly part of a grave cut. A careful sondage through this deposit of the possible cut feature in the southeast of the trench did uncover more stony [203] deposit of similar character to but which contained larger amount of coal [204] [203], inclusions and some charnel (teeth and long-bone fragments), as well as metal parts of coffin furniture, which were reburied. Although no unequivocal evidence of a grave-cut or other cut feature was uncovered, there still appears a possibility that the putative cut in the northeast corner of the trench may represent a grave-cut. Given this latter possibility and the waterlogging, the deposit was not investigated further. On balance of evidence, the [204] spread of stones and is probably result of ground levelling/adjustment works [203] [204] associated with burial ground use in the later 19th century.
Plate 8: Trench 2 to the east, with the extent of the stony deposit [202] and [203] exposed. The deposit [202] also contained some charnel, consisting of several teeth and fragments of a long-bone, all of which were subsequently reburied in the trench. Situated below the topsoil [201] largely in the east and southeast area of the trench was a stony deposit spread [203], comprising some 85% angular to sub-angular stones and mixed with reddish brown sandy/clayey silt (Plate 9). This probably represents a dump of stones/or levelling episode associated with the ground adjustments (and therefore part of the same provenance as deposit [202]) rather than a fill of a discreet cut feature, although it was initially interpreted as possibly part of a grave cut. A careful sondage through this deposit [203] of the possible cut feature in the southeast of the trench did uncover more stony deposit [204] of similar character to [203], but which contained larger amount of coal inclusions and some charnel (teeth and long-bone fragments), as well as metal parts of coffin furniture, which were reburied. Although no unequivocal evidence of a grave-cut or other cut feature was uncovered, there still appears a possibility that the putative cut in the northeast corner of the trench may represent a grave-cut. Given this latter possibility and the waterlogging, the deposit [204] was not investigated further. On balance of evidence, the spread of stones [203] and [204] is probably result of ground levelling/adjustment works associated with burial ground use in the later 19th century.