The site lies to the north of the village of Clipstone. Clipstone is in Nottinghamshire, 6km north‐east of Mansfield. To the south and east of the site lies a modern housing development, Cavendish Park, of which this development will be a north‐western extension. The areas to the north and west are predominantly farmland andwoodland with public footpaths and with the River Maun to the north. The topsoil strip occurred in advance of a bund being constructed adjacent to the north‐western boundary of the initial development area. The stripped area measured 20m in width and 74m in length. The watching brief also monitored topsoil stripping adjacent to the north‐western boundary of the site, ready for work to begin on the initial phase of new housing in the area. The stripped area measured 17m wide and 58.5m long. The third area monitored during the archaeological watching brief occurred in the central part of the southern half of the site, and comprised a linear stripped area, 7m in width and 82m in length. No evidence for past human activity was encountered during the excavations, with much of the site retaining evidence of recent disturbance.