Site Event/Activity record ENT532 - ARCHAEOLOGICAL WATCHING BRIEF AT BESTHORPE QUARRY

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Grid reference SK 82030 62960 (point)
Map sheet SK86SW
District Newark
Civil Parish Collingham, Newark

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Trent and Peak Archaeological Trust

Date

1997

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A watching brief was undertaken during Phases 1-3 of overburden stripping. For each phase a number of trenches were excavated by machine to provide long sections to investigate the stratigraphy and the amount of buried archaeology. (1)

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Unpublished document: TPAT. 1997. Report on the Watching Brief at Besthorpe quarry 1997.

Related Monuments/Buildings (7)

  • PHASE 2 / ACCESS ROAD AT BESTHORPE QUARRY (Element)
  • PHASE 2 / NORTHERN STRIP AT BESTHORPE QUARRY (Element)
  • PHASE 2 / SOUTHERN STRIP AT BESTHORPE QUARRY (Element)
  • PHASE 3 AREA BES/03 AT BESTHORPE QUARRY (Element)
  • PHASE 3 AREA BES/04 AT BESTHORPE QUARRY (Element)
  • PHASE 3 AREA BES/05 AT BESTHORPE QUARRY (Element)
  • PHASE 3 AREA BES/06 AT BESTHORPE QUARRY (Element)

Record last edited

Apr 29 2015 11:36AM

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