Thickness of mould in inches.
1. At a depth of 36 inches 20
undisturbed sand was reached
2. At a depth of 33 inches 21
concrete was reached
3. At a depth of 9 inches 9
concrete was reached
Trenches dug in a field called Shop Leasows; this is the highest field
within the old walls, and slopes down from a sub-central point on all
sides at about an angle of 2 .
Thickness of mould in inches.
4. Summit of field, trench 45 40
inches deep
5. Close to summit of field, 26
trench 36 inches deep
6. Close to summit of field, 28
trench 28 inches deep
7. Near summit of field, trench 24
36 inches deep
8. Near summit of field, trench 24
at one end 39 inches deep; the
mould here graduated into the
underlying undisturbed sand, and
its thickness (24 inches) is
somewhat arbitrary. At the other
end of the trench, a causeway was
encountered at a depth of only 7
inches, and the mould was here
only 7 inches thick
9. Trench close to the last, 28 24
inches in depth
10. Lower part of same field, 15
trench 30 inches deep
11. Lower part of same field, 17
trench 31 inches deep
12. Lower part of same field, 28
trench 36 inches deep, at which
depth undisturbed sand was
96