Site Event/Activity record ENT3659 - Watching brief , phases 1, 2 and 3 (part), East Leake Quarry, by TPAT

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Grid reference SK 56400 25000 (point)
Map sheet SK52NE
District Rushcliffe
Civil Parish East Leake, Rushcliffe

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Trent and Peak Archaeological Trust

Date

Aug 1995

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Description

Watching brief during the removal of overburden from phases 1 and 2 of a new gravel quarry. The topsoil and underlying subsoil were removed in two separate spits by Box-graders and bulldozers to a depth of between 0.6 and 1m below the original ground level. (1)

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Unpublished document: TPAT. Sep 1995. Results of an Archaeological Watching Brief during the Removal of Overburden from Phases 1 & 2 at East Leake, on behalf of Butterley Aggregates. pp 3, 4.

Related Monuments/Buildings (3)

  • Flints from Quarry, East Leake (Element)
  • Pit and burnt stone at East Leake (Element)
  • V shaped feature at East Leake (Element)

Record last edited

Apr 29 2015 11:36AM

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