Element record MNT28221 - Drain near Rufford Abbey, Ollerton

Summary

Stone and brick drain discovered during a watching brief

Location

Grid reference SK 4646e 3647e (point)
Map sheet SK43NE
District Newark
Civil Parish Ollerton, Newark

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Full Description

A brick and stone drain. This drain was encountered at a depth of 0.4m below the present ground level and runs on an east/west alignment. The drain is 0.45m in width and constructed using a red brick base laid perpendicular, with three courses of unfrogged stretcher-laid red bricks (length: 240mm, width: 110mm, thickness: 60mm) one course deep with a flat stone covering of varying sizes (maximum length: 500mm, width: 450mm, thickness: 80mm, minimum length: 330mm, width: 250mm, thickness: 80mm). Mortar used in the construction of this drain appears to be lime-based. Similar to other drain and culvert structures located in the trench, the construction cut is filled with compact green clay.


Dale Langford, 2018, Land at Rufford Abbey (Play Park), Ollerton: Archaeological Watching Brief, Page 10 (Unpublished document). SNT5592.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- Unpublished document: Dale Langford. 2018. Land at Rufford Abbey (Play Park), Ollerton: Archaeological Watching Brief. Page 10.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

May 21 2024 4:26PM

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