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features F4288 and F4254 were sealed by midden 

 deposits and were poorly-defined in plan. F4288, 

 broadly parallel with F426 1 , also continued beyond 

 the northern excavation limits but terminated 15m 

 to the south of the northern baulk. It had a 

 maximum width of 2m with a steeply sloping profile 

 and flat base at a depth of 0.75m (Seg. 4095 on 

 Figure 9c). The fills comprised mixed silty sands 

 and clay silts, with very few coarse components. 

 The function of these features is unclear, although 

 they may have served to demarcate the extent of 

 the midden deposit. 



Ditch F4254 (Seg. 4256, Figure 8e) became 

 progressively shallower to the north until it 

 disappeared within the limits of the excavation with 

 no defined terminal evident. Dimensions varied 

 from 0.6-1 .6m in width, with a maximum depth of 

 0.4m. The profile was consistent, however, being 

 moderately sloping on to a flat base. The fills 

 comprised mixed clayey silts with few coarse 

 components evident. 



The east to west aligned ditches in this area 

 (F4200, F4294 and F4295) were poorly-defined 



in both plan and profile, but F4294 and F4200 

 appeared to terminate within the limits of the 

 excavation. The linear feature most clearly defined, 

 F4200, had an average width of 1.2m and average 

 depth of 0.6m. The excavated segments of F4200 

 (Seg. 4207 on Figure 8d) revealed a distinct stepped 

 profile on one side. The fills were generally 

 composed of dark greenish-brown clay sands not 

 dissimilar to the surrounding natural subsoil. 



Ditches F4294 and F4295 were less well- 

 defined both in plan and profile, with fills similar 

 in composition to the surrounding natural subsoil. 

 Both were less substantial than the other ditches 

 on the site with maximum widths of 1.4m and 

 sloping profiles to a depth of 0.35m (Segs. 4070, 

 4075, 4291 and 4266 on Figures 8b, c and 9a, b). 

 The fills were generally composed of dark greenish- 

 brown clay sands. Both these ditches may represent 

 former field boundaries. 



Discrete features 



Six pits varying in size and profile were present in 

 Area 2. The largest of these, F4225 (section on 



Plan of western portion of Area 2 



