Although only partially visible, at least four of the pits appeared to be regularly distributed and possibly formed a double NW-SE oriented pit alignment. No other pits were uncovered in the nearby trenches that might confirm this alignment, but it is tempting to consider it as a continuation of the probably Neolithic double pit alignment investigated during the Phase 1 works area mitigation (Savage, Savage and Brocklehurst 2021, pp. 9-10). This raises the question of why no pits were recorded in the trenches excavated to the north-west of the evaluaiton trench along the presumed path of the previously recorded Phase 1 pit alignment. One possible explanation is that ploughing here has erased any traces of the pits, as in other evaluation trenches the natural geology lay directly beneath just 0.28-0.34m of agricultural topsoil. Besides, a number of furrows were also recorded, which also could have obliterated earlier archaeological features.

Elisa Vecchi, 2025, Phase 10 and 11 Works at Fairham Pastures, Land East of Nottingham Road, Clifton, Rushcliffe, Nottinghamshire: Archaeological Evaluation Trenching Report (Unpublished document). SNT6047.