The extraction quarry is within the parish of Kirton, north Nottinghamshire, located 1km east of the centre of the village, and approximately 15km to the north-east of Mansfield. Further extension to the western side of the New Best Red Quarry entailed the removal of topsoil from two adjacent areas: firstly, as small triangular grassed area, bounded by the temporary haul road to the east, a drainage ditch to the west, and the active quarry to the north. 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. Unstratified finds included pieces of possibly worked flint and shale, a small assemblage of pottery. The pottery was mostly post-medieval, but included single sherds dated to the thirteenth to fourteenth and fifteenth to sixteenth centuries. The results of this watching brief add to the accumulation of evidence for 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. Once cleared, the land would probably have been used for pasture. Arable agriculture was practised in the northern part of the area in the medieval period, but there is less evidence that this was the case for the area to the north of Golden Hill Lane. But overall, there is little evidence from any period of the intensity of use that might be expected in close proximity to a place of settlement.