The first of the north-west to south-east aligned ditches, measured approximately 0.95m wide and 0.34m deep. The ditch had straight to slightly concave sides, a flat base, and contained three fills. The lower fill consisted of a compact dark grey-brown silty clay with moderate charcoal inclusions. This was overlain by a compact mid red-brown clay fill containing occasional small stones and charcoal. The upper fill was a compact dark grey-brown silty clay containing frequent small sub-rounded stones and occasional charcoal. The upper fill was sampled for paleoenvironmental analysis and yielded charcoal remains. No finds were recovered from any of the fills.

The similar orientations and morphology of this ditches and another in the trench suggest that these ditches may be part of a larger-scale feature, such as trackway.

D.G.L and R.S.B, 2022, Land at Nottingham Road, Southwell, Nottinghamshire: Archaeological Evaluation and Watching Brief, Page 13 (Unpublished document). SNT5552.