Element record L10812 - MEDIEVAL FINDS FROM FIELDWALKING AT BESTHORPE QUARRY

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ARTEFACT SCATTER (Medieval)

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Grid reference SK 81740 63009 (point)
Map sheet SK86SW
District Newark
Civil Parish Collingham, Newark

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In contrast to the marked clustering of Romano-British pottery, the pattern of Medieval sherds is rather more dispersed. The random distribution and worn appearance of Medieval pottery over all of the fields most likely indicates that the sherds were deposited by manuring. (1)
See M4291 for associated SMR entries.


<1> Tempus Reparatum, 1992, Report on Fieldwalking at Besthorpe Quarry (Unpublished document). SNT1877.

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  • <1> Unpublished document: Tempus Reparatum. 1992. Report on Fieldwalking at Besthorpe Quarry.

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Jan 19 2023 7:34PM

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