Element record MNT28402 - Quarry Pits at Calverton (Burnt Stump) Quarry, Arnold

Summary

Possible post-medieval quarry pits discovered during a strip, map and record excavation

Location

Grid reference SK 58496 49493 (point)
Map sheet SK54NE
District Gedling
Civil Parish Arnold, Gedling

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Four possible post-medeival quarry pits with waste deposits.

Two probable intercutting pits. Both features were oval in shape, with a consistent wide U- shaped profile, measuring between 1.7m and 2.1m in diameter and between 0.40 and 0.86m deep. They were filled with a loose, sandy silt and were overlain by a dump/spread of brownish grey silt sand. Post-medieval domestic waste material, in the form of pottery and clay pipe sherds, was recovered from the fill of one of the pits and spread.

Another elongated, sub-oval pit aligned north-east to south-west , mesuring at least 11m in length, 4m in width and 0.83m deep was recorded. Investigation revealed a wide U-shaped profile which had a primary fill of homogenous dark brown silty sand. This was sealed by a dump of loose brown sand which produced fragments of ceramic building material, clay pipe stems and animal bone fragments.

An additional elongated, sub-oval pit aligned north-east to south-west measuring 14m in length, 5m in width and 0.30m-0.86m deep was also recorded. Investigation revealed a profile varying from gradually sloping sides and a broad flat base to steeply sloping sides and a narrow concave base. Basal fills indicate that some localised erosion and slumping of the feature edges had occurred. These were sealed by fills, comprised of dark brown silty sand to a which in turn was overlain by lenses of light brown silty sand.


Victoria Owen, 2018, Calverton (Burnt Stump) Quarry, Arnold, Nottinghamshire Phase 3: Strip, Map, and Record (Unpublished document). SNT5753.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- Unpublished document: Victoria Owen. 2018. Calverton (Burnt Stump) Quarry, Arnold, Nottinghamshire Phase 3: Strip, Map, and Record.

Finds (5)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Aug 1 2024 2:12PM

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