Site Event/Activity record ENT4628 - Geophysical Survey Report of Tiln Solar Farm, Retford, Nottinghamshire

Location

Location Tiln Solar Farm, Retford, Nottinghamshire
Grid reference Centred SK 70521 83765 (1953m by 1221m)
Map sheet SK78SW
District Bassetlaw
Civil Parish Hayton, Bassetlaw

Technique(s)

Organisation

Magnitude Surveys Ltd.

Date

Not recorded.

Map

Description

Magnitude Surveys Ltd (MS) was commissioned by Orion Heritage on behalf of Lightsource bpto undertake a geophysical survey on a c. 85.5ha area of land at Tiln Solar Farm, Retford, Nottinghamshire (SK 7039 8375).The geophysical survey comprised quad-towed, cart-mounted and hand-carried GNSS-positioned fluxgate gradiometer survey. Magnetic survey is the standard primary geophysical method for archaeological applications in the UK for its ability to detect a range of different features. The technique is particularly suited for detecting fired or magnetically enhanced features, such as ditches, pits, kilns, sunken earth houses, and industrial activity (David et al., 2008). The survey was conducted in line with the current best practice guidelines produced by Historic England (David et al., 2008), the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists (CIfA, 2014) and the European Archaeological Council (Schmidt et al., 2015).

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- Unpublished document: Alison Langston, Sophie Peel, Anna Chmielowska. 2021. Geophysical Survey Report of Tiln Solar Farm, Retford, Nottinghamshire.

Related Monuments/Buildings (3)

  • Possible Romano-British cropmarks (Element)
  • Possible Romano-British enclosures (Element)
  • Possible Romano-British settlement (Monument)

Record last edited

Sep 16 2025 12:08PM

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