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A detailed gradiometer survey was conducted over land at to the north of A453, Clifton (centred on NGR 455830 336060). The project was commissioned by NMCNomenca on behalf of North Midlands Construction PLC with the aim of establishing the presence, or otherwise, and nature of detectable archaeological features ahead of works for the installation of an underground service.
The site is comprised of a linear portion of a single arable field located 1.6 km north north-east of the centre of Clifton, Nottinghamshire, covering an area of 1.8 ha. The geophysical survey was undertaken on Monday 4th March 2019 and has demonstrated the presence of a number of anomalies. The anomalies were identified as being of archaeological origin are primarily pit-like features of unknown origin and date. The areas of strong magnetic response are related to underground services and a pylon.