A large pit feature cut into the natural. Truncated by modern C19 deposits on its S side and showing visible signs of burning around the undisturbed N side. The pit contained three fills, the upper fill contained a regionally important amount of mid C17 pottery, probably represents a refuse layer laid down after the industrial process for which the pit had been dug had been completed. The primary fill was a loose fill of charcoal and ash. This feature is most likely to be a pit excavated for the specific purpose of smelting soft metals such as lead, silver or copper alloys. (1)
See M18299 for nearby medieval building, M18300 for post med cottage, M18301 for med town drain

<1> JSAC, Jul 1999, A Report on an Archaeological Evaluation Excavation at 'The Gap' Castlegate, Newark on Trent, Nottinghamshire, p 7 (Unpublished document). SNT2098.