Site Event/Activity record ENT4480 - River Idle Peat Assessment - Transect 4

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Grid reference Centred SK 71682 87440 (645m by 174m)
Map sheet SK78NW
District Bassetlaw

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TPAT

Date

1996

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Description

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 4, the peat reached its maximum thickness in core 4 (1.3m).

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  • --- Unpublished document: TPAT. 1996.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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Record last edited

Jun 11 2019 1:43PM

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