A posthole structure was identified 5m to the south-east of one of the ring ditches, made up of four postholes forming a 2.5m square. The postholes were well-defined with diameters of 0.30m to 0.40m, steep sides, and depths of 0.20m–0.24m with concave bases. Two deposits were present in each posthole. The primary deposits were mid-brownish grey silty sand with stone fragments up to 0.10m thick which might have been post-packing. The upper deposits were a mid-brown loose sandy silt material.

No dating evidence was recovered from the posthole fills and it is hard to know which phase the structure was associated with or its original purpose. Four-post structures were generally a feature of settlements from the mid-Bronze Age through into the Iron Age and Romano-British periods and there is evidence that at least some were raised granary stores, but they might have performed a wide variety of functions. This may therefore have been a later feature on the Site

Jamie Patrick, 2022, An Archaeological Field Excavation on Land of Beck Lane, Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire (Unpublished document). SNT5987.