Site Event/Activity record ENT5061 - Geophysical Survey near A1, Blyth

Location

Location A1, Blyth, Nottinghamshire
Grid reference Centred SK 62080 88851 (591m by 606m)
Map sheet SK68NW
District Bassetlaw
Civil Parish Blyth, Bassetlaw

Technique(s)

Organisation

Magnitude Surveys Ltd.

Date

Not recorded.

Map

Description

Survey was undertaken in the larger c. 22 ha field. The field gently sloped from the southwestern edge to the northeastern edge. The field was bound to the west by the A1, to the east by Blyth Road, and to the north was a quarry. The smaller field in the northeast corner of site was subdivided and contained metal objects which prohibited survey. The geophysical survey comprised hand pulled, cart-mounted fluxgate gradiometer survey. Method: Magnetic Instrument: Bartington Instruments Grad-13 Digital Three-Axis Gradiometer Traverse Interval: 1m Sample Interval: 200 Hz reprojected to 0.125 m Archaeological activity has been detected in the form of ring ditches. The form and location of these anomalies correlate with the recorded Bronze Age barrow cemetery. Agricultural activity has been detected in the form of modern and historic ploughing. A number of long linear anomalies likely to be former field boundary have also been detected. A spread of ferrous anomalies at the northwestern edge of the survey area may also obscure any weaker archaeological responses.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- Unpublished document: Chrys Harris. 2016. Land East of A1, Blyth, Nottinghamshire: Geophysical Survey Report.

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

  • Ring Ditches near A1, Blyth (Element)

Record last edited

Jul 19 2024 3:07PM

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