Hampshire Treasures
Volume 1 ( Winchester City District)
Page 134 - Hursley
Entry 04
| Group B - Archaeological Sites and Remains (Norman) | |
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| Description and Date: | Hill Fort (Remains) |
| Remarks: | Merdon Castle. Some remains of keep. Motte and bailey of C.12. Probable site of Iron Age hill fort. Merdon was centre of the Hundred of Buddlesgate. Deserted mediaeval settlement. Now in grounds of Hursley Park. O.S.A. No. SU42 NW4. Ref: 1. Field Archaeology, 1915. (Williams Freeman), pp.255-258, 384. 2. V.C.H., Vol. 3, pp.401, 418. |
| Protection: | S.A.M. No. 50 |
| Grid Ref.: | SU 420 265 |
| Punchcard No.: | 2618 10 |
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