Site Event/Activity record ENT3600 - Trial trenching at Staythorpe Road, Rolleston by JSAC

Location

Location
Grid reference SK 74400 52700 (point)
Map sheet SK75SW
District Newark
Civil Parish Rolleston, Newark

Technique(s)

Organisation

John Samuels Archaeological Consultants

Date

15 - 17 Dec 1994

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Description

Topsoil and modern overburden was removed by a JCB using a toothless bucket. Surfaces were cleaned by hand, photographed and any features planned. Trench 1 was approximately 0.6m x 2m perpendicular to the street frontage, trench 2 was about 10.4m x 2.45m, trench 3 was c. 11.6m x 2.2m. (1) Grid ref roughly centred over trench 01. See E9180 for adjacent watching brief.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Unpublished document: JSAC. Dec 1994. An Archaeological Evaluation at Manor Farm, Staythorpe Road, Rolleston, Newark, Nottinghamshire.

Related Monuments/Buildings (3)

  • Medieval pit from Trench 3, Manor Farm, Rolleston (Element)
  • Modern features and pottery in trenches 1, 2 and 3, Manor Farm, Rolleston (Element)
  • Worked flint from trench 3, Manor Farm, Rolleston (Element)

Record last edited

Apr 29 2015 11:36AM

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