Feature by Site, 18CV91

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18CV91Smith's St. Leonard  (72 features)

FeatureFeature Notes
18CV91 3945BUnplowed topsoil/midden layer south of fireplace in kitchen building.
18CV91 3946BUnplowed midden/topsoil layer south of fireplace in kitchen building.
18CV91 4045CUnplowed midden/topsoil layer within south fireplace hearth in kitchen. Artifact count does not include brick or shell.
18CV91 4046BUnplowed midden/topsoil layer located inside and east of south kitchen fireplace.
18CV91 4145CUnplowed midden/topsoil layer containing much fireplace ash. North of north fireplace hearth and south of Feature 4 (cellar).
18CV91 4146BUnplowed midden/topsoil layer at the north end of kitchen fireplace. Adjacent to Feature 4 (cellar).
18CV91 4846BUnplowed midden/topsoil layer north end of kitchen building.
18CV91 8239BUnplowed midden and top of PH/M 7 (mixed).
18CV91 8339BUnplowed midden within the stable.
18CV91 8340BUnplowed midden within the stable.
18CV91 8438BUnplowed midden within the stable.
18CV91 8439BUnplowed midden within the stable.
18CV91 8440BUnplowed midden within the stable.
18CV91 8538BUnplowed midden within the stable.
18CV91 8539BUnplowed midden within the stable.
18CV91 8540BUnplowed midden within the stable.
18CV91 8541BUnplowed midden within the stable.
18CV91 8638BUnplowed midden within the stable.
18CV91 8639BUnplowed midden within the stable.
18CV91 8640BUnplowed midden within the stable.
18CV91 8641BUnplowed midden within the stable.
18CV91 8738BUnplowed midden within the stable.
18CV91 8739BUnplowed midden within the stable.
18CV91 8740BUnplowed midden within the stable.
18CV91 8741BUnplowed midden within the stable.
18CV91 8838BUnplowed midden within the stable.
18CV91 8839BUnplowed midden within the stable.
18CV91 8840BUnplowed midden within the stable.
18CV91 9040BUnplowed midden within the stable.
18CV91 9140BUnplowed midden from just outside north wall of stable.
18CV91 Chimney BaseLarge, H-shaped chimney base remains within kitchen. Had north and south hearths dividing the building into two rooms.
18CV91 Feature 10Drainage ditch feature starting at NE corner of possible laundry building, and continuing across kitchen area to gully.
18CV91 Feature 11Mortar and brick rubble layer, possibly on top of a pit feature or hole caused by post removal.
18CV91 Feature 12B, CShallow, narrow (18-24" wide) linear feature running east-west on west side of kitchen. Possible fence ditch including shallow posthole.
18CV91 Feature 13Deep pit feature or possible posthole in area north of kitchen near slave quarter 2.
18CV91 Feature 14Trench for a fence or wall sill.
18CV91 Feature 15A rectangular cellar feature, ~ 7' x 5'. Associated with an outbuilding of unknown function. The only building besides the main house that was plastered. Only northeast quadrant was excavated.
18CV91 Feature 16Large, bell-shaped pit within possible slave quarters building
18CV91 Feature 17Large cellar feature within possible slave quarters building. Only northeast quadrant excavated (2016)
18CV91 Feature 2Small, relatively shallow basin. Deeper in the north half. Filled mostly with shell. Possible filled borrow pit.
18CV91 Feature 3Unidentified small, shallow stable yard pit (south of stable).
18CV91 Feature 4~6' x 4' wide and 4' deep. Probably associated with remodeling episode during latter period of site occupation. Entire feature excavated by quadrants. All but the SE quad was excavated following natural stratigraphic layers within cellar fill.
18CV91 Feature 5Thin, irregular lens of clay-mottled soil near kitchen cellar Feature 4. Probably some of the dirt used to fill cellar.
18CV91 Feature 6Large cellar, ~ 5.8 m square and 1.4 m deep, dectected with ground penetrating radar and verified through identification of structural postholes. Possibly related to a storehouse as noted on 1773 map. Brick floored and with a bulkhead entrance on west end. Explored through excavation of NW corner of building.
18CV91 Feature 8Small, ash-filled pit with a clay liner. Possibly used to make lye from ashes.
18CV91 Feature 9Barrel pit within possible laundry building.
18CV91 Main HouseBrick and mortar foundation wall remants of plantation manor house built c. 1711.
18CV91 Posthole/mold 10Posthole/mold, SW corner of stable. Shallowly stepped on west end. Was apparantly removed and replaced.
18CV91 Posthole/mold 11Large structural post on west wall of kitchen structure. Double-stepped at east end.
18CV91 Posthole/mold 12Actually two posts/blocks, possibly supporting a sill running between Posthole/mold 14 and Posthole/mold 12.
18CV91 Posthole/mold 13Very large post, probably related to a unidentified structure west of possible laundry building. Note: Artifact count includes large quantities of shell, bone and brick.
18CV91 Posthole/mold 14Actually two postholes/molds. The remnants of an earlier posthole (14b) and a replacement hole/mold.
18CV91 Posthole/mold 15Small posthole in the laundry building area. Possible related to a fence or support of other light structure.
18CV91 Posthole/mold 16Posthole/mold near southeast corner of possible laundry building.
18CV91 Posthole/mold 17Small, shallow posthole with shallow step. Abutted a larger, structural post (19). Possible fence or wall post, or light structural support post.
18CV91 Posthole/mold 18Possible posthole/mold abutting Posthole/mold 19.
18CV91 Posthole/mold 19Structural post at southeast corner of possible laundry building.
18CV91 Posthole/mold 2Medium sized posthole/mold in stable yard south of stable
18CV91 Posthole/mold 21Posthole/mold possibly dug into a prehistoric shell feature. Near Posthole/mold 22.
18CV91 Posthole/mold 22Near Posthole/mold 21.
18CV91 Posthole/mold 23Posthole/mold that was part of the east wall of the plastered building associated with cellar Feature 15.
18CV91 Posthole/mold 3Small, shallow posthole/mold in the stable yard. Possibly for a fence or some other low weight structure.
18CV91 Posthole/mold 4Medium sized, stepped posthole in stable yard south of stable.
18CV91 Posthole/mold 5Medium sized posthole/mold in stable yard south of stable.
18CV91 Posthole/mold 6 (6a/b)A trench/posthole in the stable interior containing 2 well-defined postmolds (a &b).
18CV91 Posthole/mold 7Small post or block, south wall of stable. Cut into by Posthole/mold 8.
18CV91 Posthole/mold 8Large, structural posthole in center of south wall of stable. Cut into by Posthole/mold 7.
18CV91 Posthole/mold 8242B/CSmall post, not a primary support post. SE corner of stable. Abuts PH/M 8242 D-G.
18CV91 Posthole/mold 8242D, E, F, GPost in SE corner of stable. Abutts Posthole 8242. Originally thought to be a storage pit.
18CV91 Postmold 9a, 9bPostmolds within Wall Trench 1 (west wall of stable)- excavated segment in SW corner of building.
18CV91 Trash Pit6749B, ~1.2 x 0.75 m and 0.35 m deep. North of Quarters 1 area. Was excavated in 1999 when it was discovered during the course of a shoreline stabalization project.
18CV91 Wall Trench 1Wall trench, west wall of stable. The excavated segment was in the SW corner of the building and contained two postmolds.

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