Site Event/Activity record ENT5341 - Ground Penetrating Survey at Newark Market Place, Newark
Location
Location | Newark Market Place, Newark, Nottinghamshire |
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Grid reference | Centred SK 79869 53882 (53m by 43m) (2 map features) |
Map sheet | SK75SE |
District | Newark |
Civil Parish | Newark, Newark |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Carey Consulting
Date
Not recorded.
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Description
The survey area was a relatively level cobbled Market Place, surrounded by buildings on all sides. The GPR survey was primarily undertaken to discover search for the presence of subterranean structures such as cellars, walls or foundations, underneath the town centre.
Data were collected on transects at 1m intervals using a GSSI SIR3000 unit with a 200MHz antennae giving an approximate maximum depth value of c. 4m (depending on ground conditions and attenuation of radar signal). The antennae was programmed for a mid-range viewing window (c. 100ns) collecting data at 512 samples per scan at 64 scans per second, with a vertical high pass filter of 50Mhz and a low pass filter of 600MHz. 5 gain points were used to amplify radar signal and with on-site calibration of the radar signal through identification of high magnitude responses. All data was processed within the Radan 6.0 software.
The data analysis and subsequent interpretation of the survey revealed few archaeological anomalies. No evidence was found of tunnels beneath the Market Place. Several possible walls and cellars were identified.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SNT5961 Unpublished document: Christopher Carey. 2013. Newark Market Place, Nottinghamshire: Ground Penetrating Radar Survey.
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
- MNT28607 Possible Walls and Cellars at Newark Market Place, Newark (Element)
Record last edited
Jun 10 2025 1:51PM