A total of 2 pieces of worked flint was recovered during the watching brief at Kirton Quarry. Technological traits that would suggest either earlier or later prehistoric flint working are not present and so dating on this basis cannot be attempted.

A group of twenty-one pottery sherds recovered from the site were examined for this report. The pottery ranges in date from the medieval to early modern periods.

Two vessels are of medieval to early post-medieval type. A basal sherd from a jug in a Nottingham-type Glazed ware (NOTG) was recovered from the subsoil deposi. This jug may not have been manufactured in Nottingham itself but is likely to have a similar date range to standard Nottingham products (13th to 14th century). The sherd from a Coal Measures Whiteware jug (CMW) found in topsoil deposit has an iron-flecked glaze. This vessel is of mid 15th to 16th century date and is probably a product of kilns in South Yorkshire.

Twelve of the vessels examined are of 17th to 18th century date. The two Black-glazed Earthenware vessels (BL) found in the topsoil deposit, are of late 17th to 18th century date. One sherd is from a bowl and one from a small jar. Both sherds are all likely to have been manufactured in the East Midlands, probably in North Staffordshire or at Ticknall in Derbyshire.

Four of the eight Brown-glazed Earthenware (BERTH) sherds recovered from the topsoil deposit are of mid 17th to 18th century type. These vessels include a small jug, two jars and a large handled jug or jar in a variety of fine and coarse fabrics. The other four Brown-glazed Earthenware vessels are of late 17th to 18th century type. Three of these vessels are large wide bowls whilst the fourth sherd is undiagnostic and could come from a jar or a bowl. One of the bowls may be a North Staffordshire or Ticknall product, but the other three vessels are likely to be more local products.

Two sherds are from a wheel-thrown slipware bowl in a fine light orange fabric (SLIP). The bowl has an internal white slip with a yellow glaze over. The two surviving rim sherds are undecorated. The bowl is most likely to have been manufactured in the East Midlands, but could have been made in Yorkshire.

A single small sherd from a German Frechen-type Stoneware vessel (FREC) was recovered from the subsoil deposit. The sherd comes from a miniature jug or jar of 17th century date.

Five of the vessels examined are industrial finewares or stonewares of mid/late 18th to mid 20th century date. Two basal sherds from a tiny Creamware jar (CREA) were recovered from the subsoil deposit. This vessel is of mid/late 18th to mid 19th century date. A Nineteenth Century Buff ware dish (NCBW) and three late English stoneware sherds (ENGS), all recovered from topsoil deposit, are of 19th to mid 20th century date.

Richard Moore, 2013, Kirton Quarry: Archaeological Watching Brief (Unpublished document). SNT5657.