Site Event/Activity record ENT5016 - Geophysical Survey at Edwinstowe
Location
Location | Edwinstowe, Newark, Nottinghamshire |
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Grid reference | Centred SK 63281 65681 (235m by 201m) |
Map sheet | SK66NW |
District | Newark |
Civil Parish | Edwinstowe, Newark |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Pre-Construct Geophysics
Date
Not recorded.
Description
The c.2.7ha site lies to the immediate south-east of Edwinstowe and encompasses two pasture fields. It is bounded to the north and north-west by residential developments, to the west by the B6034, to the south by the B6030 and to the east by open fields. Overhead electricity cables extend across the northern part of the eastern field, with associated poles and tension cables at the field boundaries.
The survey was conducted using the Bartington 601 Dual Fluxgate Gradiometer. The zigzag traverse method of survey was used, with readings taken at 0.25m intervals along 1.0m wide traverses. A survey grid was established by Global Positioning Satellite using a Topcon GRS-1, with an accuracy of +/- 0.1m.
The survey has recorded minimal magnetic variation that could potentially resolve as archaeological remains. Suggestions of a possible segmented ditch were detected at the south-west corner of the site, but this interpretation is tenuous. Elsewhere, the majority of weak variation almost certainly reflects natural features in the form of ferrous-enhanced mineral deposits.
High readings were recorded in close proximity to electricity poles and tension cables, along field boundaries and as discrete responses across both fields. The latter probably signify modern miscellaneous ferrous debris.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SNT5684 Unpublished document: David Bunn. 2014. Archaeological Geophysical Survey: Land at Edwinstowe, Nottinghamshire.
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Record last edited
Jul 9 2024 4:46PM