An area of possible archaeological pitting, likely caused by extraction of an unknown date has been detected across the north of the survey area. Natural pitting in the underlying geology cannot be entirely ruled out without further investigation.

In the north of the site, numerous strong positive responses, some with a magnetic negative halo, have been detected. They are in an area covering 165 x 55 m. They consist of both circular and amorphous anomalies measuring between 0.5 – 8 m in diameter and are in no recognisable pattern. Similar anomalies were detected to the south and south-west of the survey area in the previous geophysical survey and were interpreted as of possible geological origin or extraction pits. As the superficial geological deposits in this location are sands and gravels, it may be that they are the result of archaeological extraction. This is further supported by the archaeological anomalies detected in the immediate vicinity, as well as a number of gypsum extraction pits, quarries and mine shafts present in the surrounding area documented in previous OS mapping.

Bethan Healey and Lydia Jones, 2023, Ratcliffe Proposed Quarry, Ratcliffe on Soar, Nottinghamshire: Detailed Gradiometer Survey Report, Page 5 (Unpublished document). SNT5774.