Hampshire Treasures
Volume 6 ( East Hampshire)
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| Description and Date | Remarks | Protection | Grid Ref. and Punchcard No. | |
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| Area of Scenic Beauty |
The extreme western part of the parish is designated as being of particular ecological interest. The grid reference given locates the centre of the area. | N.P. Act A.O.N.B. |
SU 718 147 2309 63 |
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| Group B - Archaeological Sites and Remains | ||||
| Stone Age | ||||
| Axe |
Neolithic flint axe found. Exact location unknown. Also tanged and barbed white flint arrowhead of bronze age date found at same location. O.S.A. No. SU61 SE3. Ref: Archaeological Journal, No. 20, 1863, pp.371-2. | SU 690 140 2309 30 |
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| Bronze Age | ||||
| Disc Barrow (Probable) |
Close to London Road. Originally a low mound with shallow ditch, but no trace remains. Excavation revealed a crouched female burial. No grave goods found. O.S.A. No.SU71 NW17. Ref: Field Archaeology as Illustrated in Hampshire, 1915, (Williams-Freeman), pp.276-7. | N.P. Act A.O.N.B. |
SU 707 154 2309 26 |
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| Iron Age/Roman | ||||
| Occupation Site |
Site of farm occupied from C.1 -C.3/4. Late Belgic and Roman finds of potsherds, querns and loomweights now in Portsmouth City Museum. O.S.A. No. SU61 SE4. Ref: P.H.F.C., Vol. 22, 1961, (Cunliffe), pp.25-29. | SU 696 125 2309 25 |
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| Cemetery |
Three late Iron Age, six Romano-British and thirty-three Anglo Saxon burials found in 1947 during roadworks. Iron Age burials at a depth of 8 ins. with some pottery sherds. Romano-British graves contained hob nails, a bone comb and C.4 coins. Anglo Saxon graves with iron knives, buckles, beads and pottery. Finds in Cumberland House Museum, Southsea. O.S.A. No. SU71 NW18. Ref: Roman Britain and the English Settlements, 1936, (Myres), p.399. | SU 707 153 2309 27 |
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