Site Event/Activity record ENT193 - Excavation of Redoubt 11B, Newark

Location

Location
Grid reference SK 80670 56050 (point)
Map sheet SK85NW
District Newark
Civil Parish Newark, Newark

Technique(s)

Organisation

Trent and Peak Archaeological Trust

Date

23 May - 3 Jun 1988

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Description

Site due to be destroyed by Newark Relief Road. Two trenches were excavated mechanically to the top of the undisturbed subsoil; one across the supposed line of circumvalation, and the other approximating to a 'T' shape across the supposed location of the S sides and interior of the redoubt. No trace of any earthwork was found. (2)

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Published document: Thoroton Society. 1988. TTS. 92. p 78.
  • <2> Unpublished document: TPAT. 1988. Excavation on the Supposed Site of Civil War Redoubt 11B, Newark-on-Trent.

Related Monuments/Buildings (5)

  • MAP DEPICTION OF REDOUBT AT NEWARK (Element)
  • Medieval pottery from Newark (Element)
  • Post medieval pottery from Newark (Element)
  • Romano British pottery from Newark (Element)
  • Well shaft at Newark (Element)

Record last edited

Apr 29 2015 11:36AM

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