Hampshire Treasures

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Description and Date	Remarks		Protection	Grid Ref. and Punchcard No.
Group A - Natural Features
Site of Natural Interest	Burghclere Beacon. Chalk grassland with an extensive and scientifically important area of chalk scrub, which includes juniper among the dominant species.		N.P. Act S.S.S.I. A.O.N.B.	SU 458 568 2103 38
Downland	Ladle Hill. Good chalk downland with fine flora .and insects.		N.P. Act A.O.N.B.	SU 480 570 2103 47
Nature Reserve	Burghclere, old limeworks. Abandoned quarry with good chalkland flora and fauna. Hampshire and Isle of Wight Naturalists' Trust nature reserve. Access by permit only.		N.P. Act A.O.N.B.	SU 472 573 2103 48
Trees	Earlstone Common.		T.P.O. No. 783	SU 479 618 2103 49
Trees	Harts Lane.		T.P.O. No. 695	SU 469 611 2103 50
Trees	The Rectory.		T.P.O. No. 65 B.D.B.	SU 472 609 2103 51
Group B - Archaeological Sites and Remains
Stone Age
Implements	Litchfield Down. Palaeolithic flint axe found at foot of escarpment. Present whereabouts not known. O.S.A. No. SU45 NE17.		N.P. Act A.O.N.B.	SU 463 555 2103 21
Implements	Earlstone Manor Farm. Brown iron stained flint axe with wide cutting edge found in field. Present whereabouts not known. O.S.A. No. SU46 SE3.			SU 482 603 2103 35
Bronze Age
Burials	Ridgemoor Farm. Two skeletons, nails, glass fragments and pottery found 1867. O.S.A. No. SU45 NE1. Ref: 1. The Antiquaries Journal, 2nd Series, Vol. 4, 1867-70, pp. 125-7. Ref: 2. V.C.H., Vol. 1, p.344.		N.P. Act A.O.N.B.	SU 468 592 2103 14
Earthworks	Crossing northern spur of Beacon Hill. Cross ridge dyke or 'covered way'. Visible in parts on air photographs. O.S.A. No. SU45 NE36. Ref: R.A.F. A.P.s CPE/UK/1931/30/41-2.		N.P. Act S.S.S.I. A.O.N.B.	SU 455 576 2103 29
Round Barrow	150 yds. south of Beacon Hill Camp.		S.A.M. No. 318 N.P. Act S.S.S.I. A.O.N.B.	SU 458 569 2103 36

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