Site Event/Activity record ENT3916 - Trial trenching at Fosse Way, Langford by TPAU

Location

Location
Grid reference SK 82700 57300 (point)
Map sheet SK85NW
District Newark
Civil Parish Langford, Newark

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Trent and Peak Archaeological Trust

Date

2001?

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Description

Three trenches (Trench 01: 3x30m, trench 02: 3x30m, trench 03: 4x30m) were excavated on a NW-SE alignment perpendicular to the line of the suggested Roman road. Trenches 1 and 2 were machine excavated to a level below the natural sands and gravels. An 11m length of Trench 03 was excavated by hand at its NW end, the remainder being machine excavated. (1) See E77 for 1948 excavation.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Unpublished document: TPAU. May 2001. Evaluation Excavations on the Fosse Way, Langford, Nottinghamshire. p 4.

Related Monuments/Buildings (4)

  • Ditches at Fosse Way, Langford (Element)
  • Neolithic / early Bronze Age features at Fosse Way, Langford (Element)
  • Pre-Roman ploughsoil containing Neo / BA finds at Fosse Way, Langford (Element)
  • Roman agger, Fosse Way, Langford (Element)

Record last edited

Apr 29 2015 11:36AM

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