Site Event/Activity record ENT4477 - River Idle Peat Assessment - Transect 1

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Grid reference Centred SK 70540 89747 (232m by 406m)
Map sheet SK78NW
District Bassetlaw

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TPAT

Date

1996

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A 'Dutch Head' type auger was used with up to 4m of extension rods. Auger holes were drilled every 100m along the transect line. Transect 1 showed a decreasing thickness of peat from west to east away from the river, which by Core 3 was only a peaty topsoil. The peats were replaced eastward by floodplain sand and gravel. A gravel island at the edge of the floodplain could be assoicated with Roman pottery found in this area.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- Unpublished document: TPAT. 1996. The Peaty Deposits on the East Bank of the River Idle, Between Mattersey Priory and Tiln Holt: A Geoarchaeological Assessment of their Condition.

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Jun 11 2019 1:23PM

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