Hampshire Treasures
Volume 6 ( East Hampshire)
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| Description and Date | Remarks | Protection | Grid Ref. and Punchcard No. | |
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| Trees |
Recreation Ground. A group of five chestnut trees plus two copper beeches, planted in the early 1960s. | SU 683 220 2305 161 |
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| Tree |
Mistletoe Cottage, High Street. A walnut tree stands in the garden. Possibly the finest tree in the parish, it may have survived from an orchard recorded in the 1851 Tithe Terrier. | SU 682 219 2305 160 |
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| Trees |
Hyden Hill. A curved belt of mixed species forming a pleasant focal point for a panoramic view of the surrounding farmland and downs. Viewed from the main road on Hyden Hill. | N.P. Act A.O.N.B. |
SU 682 192 2305 157 |
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| Trees |
Fishpond Cottages, Oxenbourne. An impressive group of white poplar stands beside the cottages. | SU 694 211 2305 164 |
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| Trees |
Five lime trees in East Meon Churchyard. Approximately 20 m. apart, on the edge of the churchyard, running alongside the road. Attractive trees approximately 18-30 m. high. | C.A. N.P. Act A.O.N.B. |
SU 680 220 2305 90 |
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| Sarsen Stones (4) No. 22B |
Collected from War Hill early in the 1900s by a former owner of Bereleigh House, and relocated as part of a water garden in the grounds. | N.P. Act A.O.N.B. |
SU 678 235 2305 144 |
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| Sarsen Stone No. 22C |
At the junction of High Street and Frogmore Lane. | N.P. Act A.O.N.B. |
SU 682 220 2305 145 |
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| Sarsen Stone No. 22E |
Located at pedestrian entrance to Westbury House, near ruined chapel of St. Nicholas. Probably parish boundary marker. | N.P. Act A.O.N.B. |
SU 657 239 2305 147 |
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| Sarsen Stone No. 22A |
Ridlington Farm. Possibly a boundary stone. | N.P. Act A.O.N.B. |
SU 664 236 2305 143 |
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| Group B - Archaeological Sites and Remains | ||||
| Stone Age | ||||
| Flint Site |
A Mesolithic site on the summit of Salt Hill, and Neolithic artifacts on the lower slopes. Important neolithic finds include re-chipped axes and leaf shape arrowheads. O.S.A. No. SU62 SE11. Ref: Archaeological Newsletter, No. 5, 1955, (Draper), p.199. | N.P. Act A.O.N.B. |
SU 673 202 2305 130 |
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| Axe |
Polished axe of Neolithic date found on Oxenbourne Farm, 1919. 9 3/4 ins. by 2 1/2 ins. wide. O.S.A. No. SU62 SE14. | N.P. Act A.O.N.B. |
SU 690 210 2305 133 |
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