Site Event/Activity record ENT3457 - Geophysical Survey, site 1, Top Lane, Laxton

Location

Location
Grid reference SK 71800 67130 (point)
Map sheet SK76NW
District Newark
Civil Parish Laxton, Newark

Technique(s)

Organisation

Trent and Peak Archaeological Trust

Date

1992

Map

Description

Geophysical survey on the site, which is a potential location for new housing. … showed a rectangular high resistance anomaly and linear low resistance anomalies, together with other less pronounced features. (2) … at the time these were interpreted as the remains of house platforms … [after excavation] it is possible that they may have been the result of variations in the depth and character of the underlying bedrock. (1) See E9005 for trial trenches, E9197 for resistivity on site 2. See M18273 for excavated structure, L10969 to L10975 for excavations and finds.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Unpublished document: TPAT. Nov 1993. Laxton, Nottinghamshire, Trial Excavation at Top Lane, Laxton.
  • <2> Unpublished document: TPAT. Sep 1992. Laxton: Archaeological Investigations.

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Record last edited

Apr 29 2015 11:36AM

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