Element record MNT28012 - Pit near Southwell Road, Farnsfield

Summary

Oval-shaped pit discovered during trial trenching

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Grid reference SK 65364 56336 (point)
Map sheet SK65NE
District Newark
Civil Parish Farnsfield, Newark

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A single oval-shaped pit was observed which measured 1.18m x 0.54m x 0.44m. The upper fill of this feature comprised a mid-brown clayey silt deposit with frequent large quartzite pebbles. Below this was a light orangey-grey sandy clay deposit which produced a fragment of pottery.


Richard Parker, 2017, A Trial Trench Evaluation on Land at Southwell Road, Farnsfield, Page 8 (Unpublished document). SNT5507.

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  • --- Unpublished document: Richard Parker. 2017. A Trial Trench Evaluation on Land at Southwell Road, Farnsfield. Page 8.

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  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Jan 22 2024 12:52PM

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