Site Event/Activity record ENT4759 - Tunnel Shafts Excavated for Newark Sewage System Improvements

Location

Location
Grid reference Centred SK 79874 54483 (1494m by 2335m) (13 map features)
Map sheet SK75SE
District Newark
Civil Parish Newark, Newark

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Trent and Peak Archaeology

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Description

11 tunnel shafts were excavated as part of sewage works. Shafts 3 and 4 both contained archaeological features including pits and a ditch/moat relating to the 1133 Newark Castle.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • ---XY Unpublished document: TPA. 2020. Newark Sewerage Strategy: A Report on the results of Archaeological Mitigation.. [Mapped features: #5301 Shaft 1, ; #5303 Shaft 2, ; #5304 Shaft 3, ; #5306 Shaft 4, ; #5308 Shaft 5, ; #5309 Shaft 6, ; #5311 Shaft 7, ; #5312 Shaft 20, ; #5313 Shaft 21, ; #5314 Shaft 22, ; #5315 Shaft 23, ]

Related Monuments/Buildings (2)

  • Medieval Pit on Millgate, Newark (Element)
  • NORTHEAST-SOUTHWEST ALIGNED DITCH (MOAT?) (Element)

Record last edited

Nov 30 2023 11:25AM

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