Hampshire Treasures
Volume 2 ( Basingstoke and Deane)
Page 113 - Ellisfield
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| Description and Date | Remarks | Protection | Grid Ref. and Punchcard No. | |
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| Group A - Natural Features | ||||
| Woodland |
Fryingdown and Allwood Copses. Old coppice woodland with a good flora. Centred on grid reference. | SU 645 473 1808 25 |
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| Group B - Archaeological Sites and Remains | ||||
| Stone Age | ||||
| Axe |
Neolithic polished flint axe found on the surface in 1957 by farmworker. O.S.A. No. SU64 NW29. Ref: Basingstoke Museum. | SU 630 450 1808 22 |
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| Neolithic/ Acheulean Flint |
Microlith and barbed and tanged arrowheads found. Many of the finds now in Basingstoke Museum. O.S.A. No. SU64 NW23. Ref: P.H.F.C., Vol. 16, 1944-7, pp.254-5. | SU 629 455 1808 23 |
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| Implements |
Two flint implements of palaeolithic date found in area of bungalows and gardens. O.S.A. No. SU64 SW6. | SU 634 440 1808 20 |
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| Bronze Age | ||||
| Weapon |
Flint barbed and tanged arrowhead found 1957. Now in Basingstoke Museum. O.S.A. No. SU64 NW2. | SU 631 450 1808 24 |
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| Iron Age/Romano-British | ||||
| Celtic Fields |
Visible as surface irregularities. Centred at grid reference. O.S.A. No. SU64 SW3. Ref: R.A.F. A.P.s CPE/UK/1973/3070-3. | SU 629 441 1808 21 |
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| Post Norman | ||||
| Church (Site) C.13 |
All Saints, Hallowed Litten. Foundations of wall and graves found in what is now an orchard. Site indicated by vague step in the ground level. O.S.A. No. SU65 NW24. Ref: V.C.H., Vol. 3, p.363. | SU 636 461 1808 04 |
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| Earthwork |
Ellisfield Castle. Oblong earthwork covering 4 acres. Date and purposes unknown. Could be either Iron Age or Civil War. O.S.A. No. SU64 NW22. Ref: P.H.F.C., Vol. 1, 1895-9, p.24. Ref: 2. Ancient Monuments, 1955, (Ministry of Works), p.36. | S.A.M. No. 31 |
SU 629 453 1808 15 |
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| Group C - Footpaths, Bridleways and Old Travelways | ||||
| Bridleway |
Alley Lane. Ancient bridle path and public right of way. | SU 639 458 1808 01 |
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