Element record MNT28819 - Roman Ditches near Sturton-Le-Steeple Quarry

Summary

Two Roman east-west orientated ditches recorded during a watching brief

Location

Grid reference Centred SK 79710 84910 (138m by 75m)
Map sheet SK78SE
District Bassetlaw
Civil Parish Sturton le Steeple, Bassetlaw

Map

Type and Period (3)

Full Description

Two truncated broadly east west orientated ditches, both measuring c.0.90m wide by 0.10m deep. The first ditch was filled with a mid grey silty clay, with occasional flecks of charcoal, and the second ditch with a light yellowish brown sandy clay from which one sherd of Roman pottery was retrieved. The similarity of these two ditches suggests that they were contemporary and may have formed part of a double ditched enclosure or possibly defined the edges of a trackway.


Tobin Raynor, 2017, Archaeological Watching Brief Report: Sturton-Le-Steeple Quarry, Nottinghamshire (Unpublished document). SNT6027.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- Unpublished document: Tobin Raynor. 2017. Archaeological Watching Brief Report: Sturton-Le-Steeple Quarry, Nottinghamshire.

Finds (1)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

Record last edited

Nov 3 2025 4:37PM

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