Source/Archive record (Unpublished document) SNT5516 - Kirton Quarry: Archaeological Watching Brief - New Best Red Quarry extension, August 2019
Title | Kirton Quarry: Archaeological Watching Brief - New Best Red Quarry extension, August 2019 |
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Author/Originator | D. Heale |
Date/Year | 2020 |
Abstract/Summary
Monitoring of topsoil stripping on an extension to the New Best Red Quarry at Kirton Brickworks, Nottinghamshire, was undertaken in August 2019.
This extension is subject to new planning consent. Previous investigations have found struck flints - most notably the broken-off tip of a Bronze Age flint dagger - and sherds of Roman, medieval and post-medieval pottery.
Four archaeological features were recorded in the 2019 topsoil strip: a small curvilinear feature, a shallow ditch and two pits. The curvilinear feature is possibly a heavily truncated ring-ditch.
Three pieces of worked flint were recovered from the fill of the linear ditch, suggesting a possible prehistoric date for this feature.
Thirty-two fragments of hand-made pottery were recovered from the topsoil. These were not closely dated but in view of the excavated ring-ditch, they are considered most likely to be of a similar prehistoric date, rather than post-Roman.
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Results of a watching brief. Report includes finds reports and an overview of features
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- ENT4836 Watching Brief at Kirton Quarry
Record last edited
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