At a depth of c.80cm a pebble surface lying horizontal immediately above natural sands and gravels. The mixed soil above the surface contained … a clay pipe bowl. …(To the N) another metalled surface of limestone fragments and pebbles extended for c 12m before merging into a looser gravel spread to the SW. … Surface material similar was found on the W side of Castlegate, outside the Gilstrap Centre. This consisted mainly of pebbles. (1)
Grid ref for metalling outside Gilstrap Centre, other patches occurred to SW along Castlegate.
See L11548 for animal bone, L11283 for further metalling on Castlegate.

<1> TPAT, Jan 1995, An Archaeological Watching Brief During the A46 De-Trunking Scheme (Phase 3) in Newark, 1993 - 94, pp 3-4 (Unpublished document). SNT2147.