Element record L11718 - Post medieval or modern ditch at the Cattle Market, Newark

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DITCH (Post Medieval to Late 20th Century)

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Grid reference SK 79460 54160 (point)
Map sheet SK75SE
District Newark
Civil Parish Newark, Newark

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Watching brief on water main. A substantial U shaped ditch, c.2m wide by 0.9m deep. It yielded no artefacts, but a modern date is likely in view of its stratigraphic relationship to the layer of redeposited gravel. (1)
See L11717 for nearby wooden stake.


<1> TPAT, Feb 1997, Newark to Kelham Replacement Water Main: Archaeological Watching Brief, p 7 (Unpublished document). SNT2215.

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  • <1> Unpublished document: TPAT. Feb 1997. Newark to Kelham Replacement Water Main: Archaeological Watching Brief. p 7.

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Jan 19 2023 7:34PM

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