Hampshire Treasures

Volume 2 ( Basingstoke and Deane)

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Description and DateRemarksProtectionGrid Ref. and
Punchcard No.
Group B - Archaeological Sites and Remains
Stone Age
Mesolthic/Neolithic Flint Axe
 Found in Benyons Wood enclosure. A transitional type of implement, now in Reading Museum. Approximate grid reference. O.S.A. No. SU66 SW18. Ref: Archaeology of Berkshire, 1931, (Peake), pp.27, 230.     SU 625 635
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Neolithic Flint Axe
 West End Farm. Found in ploughed field. The implement is slightly iron-stained but recent fracture on butt-end shows it was made of grey flint. Now in Reading Museum. O.S.A. No. SU66 SW24. Ref: Berkshire Archaeological Journal, Vol. 58, 1960, p.54.     SU 640 636
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Bronze Age
Spear Head
 Found 'on a farm at Mortimer West End'. Socketed, bronze spearhead with basal loops. Now in Reading Museum. O.S.A. No. SU66 Sw16. Ref: Archaeology of Berkshire, 1931, (Peake), pp.53, 230.     SU 645 635
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Bowl Barrow
 East of Pickling Yard Plantation. Central mutilation. Site now completely surrounded by housing development. O.S.A. No. SU66 SW1. Ref: P.H.F.C., Vol. 14, 1938-40, Hampshire Barrows, (Grinsell), pp.347, 364.     SU 645 646
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Iron Age
Gold Coin
 Found in Benyons Wood enclosure. Uninscribed Remic type. Alleged to be from a unique die. Stored in Reading Museum. Approximate grid reference. O.S.A. No. SU66 Sw17. Ref: Berkshire Archaeological Journal, Vol. 43, 1939, (Seaby), p.41.     SU 625 635
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Hill Fort
 Situated in pine plantation near Pond Farm. Traverse or outwork to the west entrance. O.S.A. No. SU66 SW9. Ref: 1. Field Archaeology as Illustrated by Hants, (1915), (Williams-Freeman), pp.326, 387. Ref: 2. P.H.F.C., Vol. 12, 1931-3, p.109.     S.A.M. No. 85
 SU 626 630
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Enclosure (Site)
 Pickling Yard Plantation. In area of old gravel workings. No visible trace remains. Fragments of urn found on this site. O.S.A. No. SU66 SW3. Ref: 1. Field Archaeology as Illustrated by Hants, 1915, (Williams-Freeman), pp.326, 425. Ref: 2. Archaeology of Berkshire, 1931, (Peake).     SU 640 646
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