Site Event/Activity record ENT4669 - Watching Brief at Kirton Quarry, Kirton

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Location Kirton Quarry, Kirton, Nottinghamshire
Grid reference Centred SK 69774 68448 (159m by 1067m)
Map sheet SK66NE
District Newark
Civil Parish Kirton, Newark

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Network Archaeology

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Description

Watching Brief undertaken over a period of 2 months as topsoil was stripped for quarry extension. Several features were identified suring this including a horse burial, fragments of relict field boundary and sherds of pottery, mostly medieval though one sherd of Late Iron Age or Early Roman was identified.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- Document: C. Casswell. 2013. Archaeological Watching Brief: Kirton Quarry, New Best Red Quarry and Cream Quarry Extension.

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Record last edited

Dec 9 2025 12:07PM

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