Site Event/Activity record ENT4867 - Trial Trenching near Blidworth Lane, Rainworth
Location
Location | Land off Blidworth Lane, Rainworth, Nottinghamshire |
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Grid reference | Centred SK 57968 58587 (466m by 521m) |
Map sheet | SK55NE |
District | Newark |
Civil Parish | Rainworth, Newark |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Oxford Archaeology
Date
Not recorded.
Description
The site lies to the south-west of Rainworth, a linear settlement approximately 6km south-east of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. The area of proposed development consists of c 10.25ha of land, formed by two irregularly sized agricultural fields and an area of meadow.
A total of 33 trenches measuring 50m x 1.8m were excavated across the site, representing a 3% sample of the development area and targeted on any geophysical anomalies.
Several undated features were investigated, most of which align with either known modern field boundaries, plough scarring or modern field boundaries identified on the 1st edition OS map. Many of these former field boundaries were levelled in the 1990s.
The trackway from the Sanderson 1835 map was not identified in the evaluation, most likely due to modern ploughing, as suggested by the plough scarring that was identified in several of the trenches. No archaeological remains were identified associated with the mapped path of the medieval trackway.
No significant archaeological features were identified within the evaluation and no significant finds were found or retained. Based on the evaluation results the site is deemed to have no further archaeological interest.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SNT5546 Unpublished document: Katherine Webster. 2022. Land off Blidworth Lane, Rainworth, Nottinghamshire: Archaeological Evaluation Report.
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
- MNT28090 Ditches near Blidworth Road, Rainworth (Element)
Record last edited
Feb 20 2024 4:42PM