Day11: 19 July 00
While most of the UK basked in heat, Orkney drizzled, but it made the site more workable and much less difficult to interpret. Several of the rubble spreads were planned and various problems solved. The mystery of the northwest junctions of the earlier and later enclosure walls was finally solved: yesterday's efforts in opening up a new area showed that the later wall curved slightly and overlay its predecessor before returning southwards. This was illustrated best in section at the side of the trench.
Work in the new extension to resolve the junctions of the enclosure walls.
In the chapel chancel, work continued on emptying a long, narrow feature which ran parallel to the north wall. This seems to represent some support function for either stone or timber, and the fill contained small wedging stones for that purpose.
Excavation of the narrow gully at the north side of the chancel.
Elsewhere, completion of the planning allowed the seaward extent of the edged pathway to be exposed in its entirety. This presumably led out from the pre-chapel building to the walkway along the cliff edge.
The pathway to the sea - a superb example of the extent of coastal erosion.
Digger of the day: Michelle Collins