Monument record M3064 - SETTLEMENT AT ROLLESTON

Summary

SETTLEMENT? (Early Iron Age to Roman)

Location

Grid reference Centred SK 74738 51738 (521m by 473m)
Map sheet SK75SW
District Newark
Civil Parish Rolleston, Newark

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Faint features near Trent - pair of parallel dark features, and possible curvilinear feature in next field. Pickering '70 - subrectangular enclosure and linear feature to the S. Rectangular enclosure at the W side of this complex with possible internal features. Not very well plotted on the map. (1) (2) (3)
Enclosure at SK 7479 5182, crossed by a NW-SE hedge with a cereal crop to the N and a root crop to the S. There is no surface evidence of the work and perambulation produced no finds other than normal field debris. The situation is directly on the low Trent gravels some 400m from the river. (4)
Morph:199.44.1 field system, 199.44.2 hut circle, 199.45.1 farmstead. (5)
See L8435-8, L3063 for nearby cropmarks.


Data Held: Aerial Photograph (Aerial photograph). SNT2645.

8 BW prints, M Bishop 1975 x 2, CUCAP EF037, VK43, 44, ADM 22, 23, AHO 49, SMR

<1> CUCAP, Air photos (Aerial photograph). SNT594.

Other Refs: VK 43,44, ADM 22,23, AHO 49, EF 037

<2> Pickering J, Air photos (Aerial photograph). SNT1148.

Other Refs: 9/5, 242/33 (NLAP SK 7451/1,4)

<3> Pickering J, Air photos (Aerial photograph). SNT1148.

Other Refs: 1180/2-4 (NLAP SK 7451/5-7)

<4> Colquhoun FD, 1974, Pers Comm (Personal comment). SNT582.

<5> RCHME, National Mapping Programme, Notts - Morph Data (Unknown). SNT1470.

Sources/Archives (6)

  • --- Aerial photograph: Data Held: Aerial Photograph.
  • <1> Aerial photograph: CUCAP. Air photos.
  • <2> Aerial photograph: Pickering J. Air photos.
  • <3> Aerial photograph: Pickering J. Air photos.
  • <4> Personal comment: Colquhoun FD. 1974. Pers Comm.
  • <5> Unknown: RCHME. National Mapping Programme, Notts - Morph Data.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (2)

Related Events/Activities (0)

Record last edited

Jan 19 2023 7:34PM

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