Update from the water wheel barn.

With recording of the cider mill trenches in progress , this afternoon we have switched our man ( and lady)  power to the other side of the site to clear the water wheel barn floor.

Here is the map of the site again to explain where we are 

Only a few members left at the cider mill trench now , tidying and squaring off  ready for recording.

Over at the water wheel barn , the rest of our diggers have been busy clearing away the debris from the floor of the area , which has been no mean feat !

After a monumental struggle , the floor of this area was cleared of debris only to find a layer of concrete several inches thick . There was a large oily deposit on the floor , and several trees growing through the concrete suggesting that possibly the floor may have been drilled for machinery , but over the passage of time the holes became seeded with trees resulting in the tropical rain forest we first  encountered within this area .

The layer of concrete is too thick for our diggers to break up with our digging  tools , so unfortunately we will not be able to lift the surface to expose what was underneath without heavy equipment .

Sorry , no photos of the cleared area today , my Iphone battery had enough of my continual blogging and decided it didn’t want to play anymore and turned itself off .

That’s all for today folks, check back in at 9am (ish) tomorrow to follow our progress on the last day of what has so far been a fantastic event .