Site Event/Activity record ENT4368 - Geophysical Survey near Brancliffe Lane, Worksop
Location
| Location | Brancliffe Lane, Worksop, Nottinghamshire |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | Centred SK 55956 81742 (805m by 622m) |
| Map sheet | SK58SE |
| District | Bassetlaw |
| Civil Parish | Worksop, Bassetlaw |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Stratascan
Date
Not recorded.
Description
A detailed gradiometry survey was conducted over approximately 27.3 hectares of recently sown crop.
Readings were taken at 0.25m centres along traverses 1m apart. This equates to 3600 sampling points in a full 30m x 30m grid. The Grad 601-2 (has a typical depth of penetration of 0.5m to 1.0m, though strongly magnetic objects may be visible at greater depths. The collection of data at 0.25m centres provides an optimum methodology for the task balancing cost and time with resolution. The readings are logged consecutively into the data logger data and is transferred to for processing and presentation.
The survey identified a curvilinear anomaly in the east of the site, this is indicative of a former cut feature and may be related to a former enclosure. The report states that a number of positive linear anomalies across the site were identified, these could be indicative of former cut features and may be of archaeological origin, but an agricultural or geological origin would be more likely - in the form of former field boundaries, land drains underground services and fencing.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SNT4993 Unpublished document: Thomas Richardson. 2013. Land off Brancliffe Lane, Worksop, Nottinghamshire.
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Record last edited
Mar 13 2025 10:28AM