Site Event/Activity record ENT4701 - Archaeological Evaluation of Land at Town Street, Sutton-Cum-Lound

Location

Location Land at Tow Street, Sutton-Cum-Lound, Nottinghamshire
Grid reference Centred SK 68240 84755 (121m by 174m)
Map sheet SK68SE
District Bassetlaw
Civil Parish Sutton, Bassetlaw

Technique(s)

Organisation

Allen Archaeology Limited

Date

Not recorded.

Map

Description

The site is located within the village of Sutton-cum-Lound, Nottinghamshire, approximately 4.5km northwest of Retford. The site is bounded to the north by Town Street, to the south and west by residential development along Portland Place and to the east by open agricultural land. The site occupies an area of approximately 1.45 hectares. The trenching strategy comprised eight trenches but due to Covid-19, one trench could not be completed. The only feature of potential archaeological interest was recorded in Trench 8. This comprised a ditch, [804], that was aligned approximately west-northwest to east-southeast, 1.73m in width and 0.63m deep. The orientation of the ditch did not match any of the subdivisions of the fields known from historic mapping or the existing boundaries, which are thought to reflect medieval land divisions. Although no datable artefacts were recovered from the fill of the ditch, the level that it was cut from, the anomalous alignment to existing boundaries, and the character of the fill suggest that the feature may pre-date the medieval period. Ultimately, however, the ditch remains undated. Overall, the archaeological potential of the site is low.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- Unpublished document: Alan Telford. 2020. Archaeological Evaluation Report: Land at Town Street, Sutton-Cum-Lound, Nottinghamshire.

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Record last edited

Oct 30 2023 2:00PM

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