Element record MNT28338 - Roman Features near Chapel Lane, Bingham

Summary

Roman ditches and pits discovered during an evaluation

Location

Grid reference Centred SK 4697e 3409e (184m by 372m)
Map sheet SK43SE
District Rushcliffe
Civil Parish Bingham, Rushcliffe

Map

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

1st Trench: Contained four ditches as well as a pit. These features correspond to anomalies identified in the geophysical survey. Romano-British pottery sherds were recovered from the fills of three ditches. One trench was aligned northwest-southeast and measured 4.2 m long x 0.74 m wide x 0.82 m deep with steep sides and a flat base. A second ditch was aligned north-south and measured 3 m long x 1.3 m wide x 0.54 m deep with steep sides and a flat base. The ditch was the latest of three ditches following a similar alignment and location within the trench. The ditch cut a third ditch, which in turn cut a fourth ditch. The third ditch was aligned north-south and measured 3 m long x 2.35 m wide x 0.81 m deep with a stepped/irregular profile. The fourth ditch was aligned north-south and measured 3 m long x 1.48 m wide x 0.86 m deep with a rounded base.

3rd Trench: Contained six ditches. These features correspond to anomalies identified in the geophysical survey. Romano-British pottery sherds were recovered from the fills of four ditches. Possible Anglo-Saxon sherds were recovered from one of the ditches. One ditch was aligned northeast-southwest and measured 1.8 m long x 1 m wide x c. 0.5
m deep and had been heavily truncated by a modern land drain. The ditch lay to the north of the other five ditches. The second ditch was aligned north-south and measured 1.8 m long x 0.85 m wide x 0.92 m deep with a sub-‘V’ shaped profile. The ditch was the earliest of a series of intercutting ditches which included three other ditches. The ditch had been cut by two treches. The third ditch was aligned north-south and measured 1.8 m long x 1.5 m wide x 0.68 m deep with a sub-rounded base. The fourth ditch was aligned north-south and measured 1.8 m long x 1.18 m wide x 0.62 m deep with a rounded base. The ditch had been cut by the final ditch. The fifth ditch was aligned north-south and measured 1.8 m long x 0.96 m wide x 0.32 m deep with a rounded base.

6th Trench: Contained two ditches and two pits. These features correspond to anomalies identified in the geophysical survey. Romano-British pottery sherds were recovered from a fill of one ditch. That ditch was aligned east-west and measured 1.8 m long x 1.3 m wide x 0.5 m deep with a sub-‘V’ shaped profile.

7th Trench: Contained one ditch and one pit. These features were not identified in the geophysical survey. The pit was sub-circular in plan measuring 1.25 m x 1.14 m with a depth of 0.72 m and a sub-‘U’ shaped profile. The pit contained Romano-British CBM material. The pit was cut by the ditch and may possibly be Late-Iron Age in date.

10th Trench: Contained three ditches. All of these ditches shared a common northeast-southwest alignment. These features were not identified in the geophysical survey. One ditch measured 3.7 m long x 2.2 m wide x 1.11 m deep with a sub-flat base and stepped sides. The ditch had been cut by a modern land drain and by another ditch. The cutting ditch measured 3.7 m long x 0.95 m wide x 0.62 m deep with a rounded base. The ditch had been cut by another. A sherd of Romano-British pottery was recovered from a fill.


Philip Wright, Peter Noble & Chris Swales, 2016, Chapel Lane, Bingham, Nottinghamshire: Archaeological Evaluation Report, Page 8-9 (Unpublished document). SNT5701.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- Unpublished document: Philip Wright, Peter Noble & Chris Swales. 2016. Chapel Lane, Bingham, Nottinghamshire: Archaeological Evaluation Report. Page 8-9.

Finds (2)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Jul 12 2024 2:20PM

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