The Sherwood Archaeological Society
1978-Farnsfield Camp
Roman Marching Camp
Blidworh Lane, Fansfield
Jim Turner and Catherine Swarbrick
1961 - Combs Farm
Type - Iron Age/Romano-British
Location - Farnsfield. SK631552
Project Leader - Brian Simmonds
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The results of aerial photography by Dr. Derek Riley prompted an investigation 1 mile S.W. of Farnsfield.
Three trenches were dug across the visible cropmarks and a very typical Roman defensive ditch was sectioned. In the infill 4 romano-British coarse-ware pottery sherds were found plus one base sherd thought to be of iron-age date.
There was much conjecture as to the time lapse of the back-filling as some of the exposed surfaces showed signs of weathering. It is also unclear whether the pottery sherds were residual or contemporary;
possibly quite an important point.
The report and all the photographs and drawings are filed in Mansfield
Museum.
The Derek Riley photo showing the cropmarks.
The unmistakeable profile of a Roman military ditch