Key
* All depths reported as metres below ground level
14.30m AOD is a mean value, calculated from twelve spot levels taken on the shop floor by YAT in June 1995.
| Depth (m)* | Horizon description |
|---|---|
| 1.95 | Inspection chamber excavated by YAT |
| 2.15 | Slightly moist, slightly sticky dark brown organic silty clay. Abundant wood remains giving a 'compost' soil texture. Calcareous |
| 3.14 | Slightly moist, slightly sticky, very dark grey/black loamy 'peaty' material, with charcoal inclusions. Common wood remains. Calcareous |
| 3.17 | Slightly moist, stiff dark brown organic clay |
| 4.75 | Slightly moist, slightly sticky very dark grey/black loamy 'peaty' material. Common wood remains. Calcareous |
| 4.95 | Slightly moist, stiff dark brown organic clay |
| 6.85 | Slightly moist, slightly sticky very dark grey/black loamy 'peaty' material, with clay lens. Few bone fragments and stones (limestone/masonry?), common wood remains. Slightly calcareous |
| 6.95 | Slightly moist, dense very dark greyish brown clay (still made ground, as charcoal flecks present). Non-calcareous |
| End of hole | |
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