Langford, D. and Brown, R. (2022). Evaluation, Watching Brief at Land at Nottingham Road, Southwell, Nottinghamshire. Cotswold Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1102226. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Evaluation, Watching Brief at Land at Nottingham Road, Southwell, Nottinghamshire
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Series:		 Cotswold Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 The evaluation fieldwork comprised the excavation of seven trenches: six trenches measuring 30m long by 2m wide, and one trench measuring 40m long by 2m wide. Trenches 2 and 6 were each excavated in two separate segments due to the presence of a wooden fence bisecting the Site (see Fig. 2). The trenches were located to test geophysical anomalies and to provide a representative sample of the remainder of the Site. Trenches were set out on OS National Grid co-ordinates using Leica GPS. Overburden was stripped from the trenches by a mechanical excavator fitted with a toothless grading bucket. All machining was conducted under archaeological supervision to the top of the natural substrate, which was the level at which archaeological features were first encountered. The watching brief comprised the observation by a competent archaeologist of the excavation of eight 3.5m long by 0.6m wide geological test pits and one 7.5m long by 0.6m wide test pit (Fig. 2). Test-pits were numbered sequentially to run on from the trenches and thereby avoid any duplicated context numbers etc. Archaeological features/deposits were investigated, planned, and recorded in accordance with CA Technical Manual 1: Fieldwork Recording Manual. No finds were encountered as part of either phase of fieldwork. Deposits were assessed for their palaeoenvironmental potential, and samples were taken in accordance with CA Technical Manual 2: The Taking and Processing of Environmental and Other Samples from Archaeological Sites (CA 2012). CA will make arrangements with Newark and Sherwood Museum Service for the deposition of the project archive. A digital archive will also be prepared and deposited with the Archaeology Data Service (ADS). The archives (museum and digital) will be prepared and deposited in accordance with Standard and guidance for the creation, compilation, transfer and deposition of archaeological archives (CIfA 2014c; updated October 2020) and the ADS Guidelines for Depositors (2021). A summary of information from this project, as set out in Appendix C, will be entered onto the OASIS online database of archaeological projects in Britain. Between November 2021 and January 2022, Cotswold Archaeology carried out an archaeological evaluation and watching brief on land at Nottingham Road, Southwell, Nottinghamshire. A total of seven trenches were excavated during the evaluation, followed by a watching brief during which nine geotechnical test pits were monitored. Archaeological features were identified during the evaluation in trenches 2, 5, and 7, including ditches and pits of varying sizes. Evidence of a north-east/south-west aligned system of possible medieval or post-medieval ridge and furrow was identified in trenches 5 and 7. None of the features encountered could be securely dated to any period due to the absence of finds. A buried soil horizon covered by a made ground deposit was identified in the northern portion of the Site and was also observed in most of the geotechnical test pits. However, no archaeological features were observed during the watching brief phase of the fieldwork.
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Author:		 D Langford
Ralph Brown
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Publisher:		 Cotswold Archaeology
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Year of Publication:		 2022
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Country: England
County: Nottinghamshire
Parish: Southwell
District: Newark and Sherwood
Grid Reference: 469715, 353107 (Easting, Northing)
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WATCHING BRIEF (Event)
EVALUATION (Event)
DITCH (Monument Type England)
UNCERTAIN DITCH (Tag)
PIT (Monument Type England)
UNCERTAIN PIT (Tag)
RIDGE AND FURROW (Monument Type England)
MEDIEVAL RIDGE AND FURROW (Tag)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods)
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OASIS Id: cotswold2-512291
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Created Date:		 03 Feb 2023