Element record L11959 - Ditch system at Girton Quarry northern extension

Summary

DITCH (Unknown)

Location

Grid reference SK 82800 68499 (point)
Map sheet SK86NW
District Newark
Civil Parish Girton, Newark

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Watching brief during topsoil stripping and quarrying. A rectilinear pattern of ditches, including at least two phases of development, covered part of the flank of the dune, extending on to its top in the earlier phase. Cannot be dated archaeologically. (1)
See L11957 for burnt mounds, L11958 for pit alignment, L11960 for pits on dune.


<1> TPAU, Aug 2006, Interim Report Upon Archaeological Excavations At Girton Quarry in 2005, p 2 (Unpublished document). SNT2320.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Unpublished document: TPAU. Aug 2006. Interim Report Upon Archaeological Excavations At Girton Quarry in 2005. p 2.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Related Events/Activities (1)

Record last edited

Jan 19 2023 7:34PM

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