Element record MNT28826 - Potentially Roman Features near Sturton-Le-Steeple Quarry

Summary

Several features, possibly Roman, recorded during a watching brief

Location

Grid reference Centred SK 81032 84595 (156m by 91m)
Map sheet SK88SW
District Bassetlaw
Civil Parish Sturton le Steeple, Bassetlaw

Map

Type and Period (3)

Full Description

Three undated circular pits, measuring between 0.5m to 1.3m in diameter, were recorded towards the northwest end of the area and contained varied sandy clay and sandy fills.

To the southwest of the pits was the remains of a probable structure. The feature was rectangular, measuring 5.89m long by 2.96m wide and comprising a narrow ditch measuring c.0.5m wide by 0.14m deep. The structure was orientated northwest by southeast and was truncated by modern ploughing that had removed the southern and western portions of the ditch.

Two undated pits were recorded to the west of the 2nd-4th century irregular linear feature and contained naturally formed fills.

At the southern end of the area was an undated north-south aligned ditch.

Although no dating evidence was retrieved from these undated features, they are possibly all of Roman date due to the similarity to adjacent features in terms of alignment, form and fills.


Tobin Raynor, 2017, Archaeological Watching Brief Report: Sturton-Le-Steeple Quarry, Nottinghamshire (Unpublished document).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  • --- Unpublished document: Tobin Raynor. 2017.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 (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (1)

Record last edited

Nov 5 2025 2:43PM

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