Excavations at Pointhorne
Trench A has been extended back another two meters and considerable progress has been made.
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One of the wall bases, originally thought to pre-date the brick features, was partially excavated revealing what appears to be a brick culvert beneath, suggesting that what first appeared to be a multi-phase building might be single phase. Nonetheless, it remains likely that the materials were culled from existing structures of various ages, and there remains the tantilising possibility that some of the masonry originated from the Abbey.
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Small sherds of mainly 18th century pottery is being found, and a copper or bronze buckle, found by Keith, is among our more spectacular finds.
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The photographs below were taken on 5th August:
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These photographs were taken on Tuesday 7th:
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Below is the resistivity plot with the locations of Areas A and B. The extension to trench A is marked out:
PTAreasAandB150807.pdf (173 KB)
17th August, 2007
Stoke-on-Trent Museum Archaeological Society, August 2007.
