Element record MNT28330 - Ditch near Clifton

Summary

Ditch of possible IA date discovered during an evaluation

Location

Grid reference SK 4541e 3323e (point)
Map sheet SK43SE
District Nottingham
Civil Parish Clifton, Nottingham

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

The ditch was positioned fairly centrally within the trench and measured 1.3m wide by 0.45m deep and had a profile of steep sides with a rounded base with the deepest part of the ditch in a central channel. The ditch contained two fills, the lower fill comprising a grey brown clay with pebble and water worn inclusions, the upper fill similar but slightly darker in colour. Finds from the ditch were limited to a single sherd of pottery of probable Iron Age date and few small fragments of bone and burnt bone that were retained in the environmental sample. The ditch appears to represent a remnant of a former field boundary or possibly part of an enclosure, the pottery suggesting an Iron Age date.


Charlie Morris, 2015, Land to the South of Clifton, Nottinghamshire: Archaeological Evaluation Report, Page 7 (Unpublished document). SNT5691.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- Unpublished document: Charlie Morris. 2015. Land to the South of Clifton, Nottinghamshire: Archaeological Evaluation Report. Page 7.

Finds (1)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

Record last edited

Jul 10 2024 3:54PM

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