The extraction quarry is within the parish of Kirton, 1km east of the centre of the village, and approximately 15km to the north-east of Mansfield. The stripped area was 0.92 hectares. A qualified and experienced field archaeologist was present during topsoil removal to carefully monitor machine removal of deposits down to the first archaeological horizon. The attending archaeologist visually searched the exposed subsoil surface for any significant archaeological remains. The results of this watching brief once again add to the accumulation of evidence for a relatively low level of human activity from the prehistoric period onward. In these earlier periods, the site would have been forested and would have seen little activity other than the occasional passage of hunting groups. There was no clear evidence of ridge-and-furrow agriculture in this part of the quarry area, suggesting that it continued to be wooded or had been cleared for pasturage in the medieval times. It may be significant in this regard that there were no ceramic finds earlier than the post-medieval period. As with the findings from previous years, the results confirm the earlier findings of a lack of evidence, from any period, of the intensity of use that might be expected in close proximity to a place of settlement. Twenty-one unstratified finds were recovered from the topsoil or the stripped surface. An Early Bronze Age flint dagger blade tip was a particularly noteworthy and significant find. It is recommended that this should be illustrated and published as a short article or note in an appropriate journal. Otherwise, the finds were limited to pottery: twenty sherds of post-medieval or early modern date.