Element record MNT26906 - Ditch at Two Oaks Farm, near Kirkby in Ashfield

Summary

Ditch found in trench 1 during trial trenching at land near Two Oaks Farm, near Kirbky in Ashfield as part of an evaluation to inform a planning application for a silica sand quarry.

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Grid reference SK 5319 5722 (point)
Map sheet SK55NW
District Ashfield
Civil Parish Sutton in Ashfield, Ashfield

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Trench 1 revealed a possible field boundary or livestock management feature; in the form of a shallow ditch 0.4m deep and 1.6m wide oriented east to west. No dating evidence was found in the fill of this feature which may be post-medieval or modern in date, sealed by topsoil. (1)


<1> Pre-Construct Archaeology, 2013, Proposed Silica Sand Quarry, Two Oaks Farm, Kirkby in Ashfield. Archaeological Evaluation Report. (Unpublished document). SNT4660.

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  • <1> Unpublished document: Pre-Construct Archaeology. 2013. Proposed Silica Sand Quarry, Two Oaks Farm, Kirkby in Ashfield. Archaeological Evaluation Report..

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Feb 6 2017 2:40PM

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