<< Our Photo Pages >> Langford, Brough and Glebe Farm sites on the A46 - Ancient Village or Settlement in England in Nottinghamshire
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Multi-periodSite Name: Langford, Brough and Glebe Farm sites on the A46Country: England
NOTE: This site is 7.361 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Nottinghamshire Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Newark Nearest Village: Brough
Map Ref: SK833584
Latitude: 53.116285N Longitude: 0.756878W
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3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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This is a collection of previously unknown sites that were discovered during construction work along the A46 for the Newark to Lincoln Improvement Scheme, Nottinghamshire. The excavations were sponsored by the Highways Agency and after work completed an information board was sited at the northbound Brough Bypass layby, which I have used for the OS grid reference.
A summary of the information board:
Langford
At Langford, pits and gullies were found that contained Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Age pottery (2400 - 2000 BC). Additionally a ring ditch cemetery was found near Langford Hall. This contained cremation burials of Middle Bronze Age (c. 1700 - 1500 BC). 8 cremation urns were found, 3 enclosed by the ring ditch and 5 outside of the enclosure.
Brough
The line of the bypass at Brough was marked out around 100 BC by fields that were defined by ditches. These were laid out following a east-west/north-south alignment. It is thought that the larger ring gullies may represent roundhouse foundations, while the smaller rung gullies may have provided drainage for haystack stands. The pottery here shows that this site was in use until 1 AD, but was then abandoned.
Glebe Farm
An Early Bronze Age cremation cemetery aged between 2000 - 1700 BC was found to comprise of cremation burials in urns which were set inside an oval ditched enclosure.
Further south on the A46 similar excavations were completed during construction work near Stragglethorpe. You may wish you view/read about that site too
At the site of the information board are 2 benches to sit at. There is a slight incline to the board, which may not be accessible for wheelchair users, especially in summer when the grass is long. The street view will give you a better idea of accessibility.
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