Element record MNT27219 - Robber pit, trench 7, test trench excavations east of Southwell Minster

Summary

One of three features cutting into the opus signinum. This feature may represent a beam slot. The lack of medieval material encountered within the trench suggests this intrusion is post-medieval. The fill within this cut produced painted plaster and modern pottery.

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Grid reference Centred SK 70320 53739 (5m by 3m)
Map sheet SK75SW
District Newark
Civil Parish Southwell, Newark

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One of three features cutting into the opus signinum. This feature may represent a robber trench. The lack of medieval material encountered within the trench suggests this intrusion is post-medieval. The fill within this cut produced painted plaster and modern pottery.


John Samuels Archaeological Consultants, 2002, Report on Archaeological Evaluation at the Minster School, Southwell, Nottinghamshire, p. 15 (Unpublished document). SNT5161.

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  • --- Unpublished document: John Samuels Archaeological Consultants. 2002. Report on Archaeological Evaluation at the Minster School, Southwell, Nottinghamshire. p. 15.

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Mar 10 2020 4:01PM

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