The larger linear features such as those seen across three trenches, suggest boundary ditches used to divide the land. The two phases of ditches recorded in a further fourth trench also seem to indicate recutting, suggesting this former boundary was maintained over a longer period. However, the lack of associated finds militates against achieving a full understanding of the nature and date of these features. No evidence of boundaries within the site area are seen on OS maps from the 19th century onwards, suggesting that these possible ditches either predate the maps, were used solely for drainage and therefore not signifcant enough to warrant inclusion on the maps, or are not ditches at all.

At the northern end of the first trench, the natural was cut by an east-north-east to west-south-west aligned linear feature, which measured 1.4m in width and 0.44m in depth. This feature was interpreted as a possible drainage or boundary ditch, which contained two fills, the upper of which contained a sandstone slab which was deemed to be natural after analysis.The fill of ditch was covered by the topsoil, a compact, dark brown, silty sand with moderate to frequent gravel, 0.34m thick.

A possible ditch cut the natural in the centre of the second trench. The ditch was aligned west-south-west to east-north-east and measured 1.65m in width and 0.4m in depth. The dimensions and alignment of this ditch are very similar to the ditch found in the first trench, suggesting that they are the same feature. The ditch contained three fills, as opposed to the first trench ditch which contained two, but this discrepancy is not unusual due to the fills likely being caused by natural siltation processes. The basal fill the ditch contained an iron object which may be a handled tool, but is of unknown date.

A single possible ditch cut the natural towards the northern end of the third trench, aligned north-east to south-west and measuring 1.43m in width and 0.36m in depth. This possible drainage ditch contained four fills, none of which yielded any finds. This may be a similar feature to the ditches found in the first two trenches. This linear feature lies close to a geophysical anomaly, which was deemed to be a geological anomaly. The ditch was overlain by a thin deposit of mid-brown silty sand subsoil, 0.1m thick, from which two 18th to 19th century clay pipe stems were recovered. This was subsequently covered by the topsoil, a firm dark brown silty sand with moderate gravel, 0.38m thick.

To the east in the further fourth trench, a large north to south aligned ditch cut the natural. This possible boundary ditch measured at least 2m in width and 0.88m in depth and contained three fills, all of which appeared to be the result of natural siltation processes. No finds were recovered from this ditch, but its size does suggest that this was likely a boundary ditch, or may be related to the possible cursus monument identified on the 2022 Google Earth satellite imagery.

To the east of the ditch in the fourth trench, a partially exposed feature was excavated. This feature continued beyond the southern end of the trench, and was truncated to the west by a later ditch making identification of original shape and size very difficult. The excavated area of the feature measured 1.62m in length, 0.68m in width and 0.68m in depth. Two fills were identified, but neither contained any finds to indicate date or use. The relationship between this feature and ditch is also unknown.

The ditch and the feature were truncated by a later north south aligned linear feature, thought to be a later boundary ditch, possibly a recut of the ditch. This later ditch measured 1.5m in width and 0.48m in width and truncated the eastern side of ditch and the western side of the feature. Ditch contained two silty fills, neither of which yielded any finds.

Ruby Neale, 2024, Evaluation at Land East of Blyth Road, Perlethorpe, Newark and Sherwood: Archaeological Trial Trench Evaluation (Unpublished document). SNT5829.