Element record L11978 - Prehistoric pits at Holme Pierrepont Quarry
Summary
Location
Grid reference | SK 62599 38599 (point) |
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Map sheet | SK63NW |
District | Rushcliffe |
Civil Parish | Holme Pierrepont, Rushcliffe |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Amongst a miscellany of other pits scattered thinly across the terrace, a few contained prehistoric artefacts. … one pit had flint flakes and sherds of handmade pot through the fill. … another pit had distinctive fill containing numerous heat cracked pebbles that calls to mind the kind of pit often found at the heart of a prehistoric burnt mound complex. … To the W of the pipeline, a small pit yielded a fragment of Neolithic stone adze. … post holes, could not be dated. Nearby pits, one contained fragments of pottery and clay weight appropriate to early part of 1st millenium BC. (1)
See L11973, L11974 for ring ditches nearby.
<1> TPA, Dec 2008, Holme Pierrepont Quarry in Notts. Archaeological Excavations & Watching-Briefs in 1999 - 2003, pp 40 - 42 (Unpublished document). SNT2326.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SNT2326 Unpublished document: TPA. Dec 2008. Holme Pierrepont Quarry in Notts. Archaeological Excavations & Watching-Briefs in 1999 - 2003. pp 40 - 42.
Finds (5)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Jan 19 2023 7:34PM