Site Event/Activity record ENT4984 - Geophysical Survey near Arnold Lane, Gedling

Location

Location Arnold Lane, Gedling, Nottinghamshire
Grid reference Centred SK 60902 43668 (839m by 546m) (2 map features)
Map sheet SK64SW
District Gedling
Civil Parish Gedling, Gedling

Technique(s)

Organisation

Stratascan

Date

Not recorded.

Map

Description

The site is located to the north of Gedling, Nottinghamshire. Arnold Lane forms the south-western boundary of the site, Gedling Country Park lies to the north and north-east and Lambley Lane Recreation Ground lies to the south-east. Survey was planned to be c.20 hectares – an area of 1.4 hectares could not be surveyed in the south-east of the site due to horses, and c. 1.6 hectares could not be surveyed in the north due to overgrown vegetation. The total area surveyed was reduced to c.17 hectares. The survey at Gedling has not identified any features of probable or possible archaeological origin, supporting the idea of the site having a generally low potential for archaeological remains of all periods. A small area of ridge and furrow has been detected. The evidence of ridge and furrow, combined with evidence of more modern ploughing and former field boundaries indicates that the site has a largely agricultural past. Areas of made ground and a strongly magnetic linear anomaly are likely to be related to the former Gedling Colliery, with the areas of made ground related to landfilling activity. The remaining features are modern and include services, magnetic disturbance from nearby ferrous objects, such as fencing, and magnetic spikes which are likely to be modern rubbish.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- Unpublished document: Rebecca Davies. 2016. Gedling, Nottinghamshire: Geophysical Survey Report.

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Record last edited

Jun 24 2024 3:39PM

Comments and Feedback

Do you have any questions or more information about this record? Please feel free to comment below with your name and email address. All comments are submitted to the website maintainers for moderation, and we aim to respond/publish as soon as possible. Comments, questions and answers that may be helpful to other users will be retained and displayed along with the name you supply. The email address you supply will never be displayed or shared.