Hampshire Treasures
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| Description and Date | Remarks | Protection | Grid Ref. and Punchcard No. | |
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| Castle Ring and Bailey |
Motley's Castle, Motley's Copse. Circular motte with divided bailey extending westwards. In centre of keep is depression of well. Old iron, wooden buckets, crockery and bones found when cleaned out. Complex of small castle ring and bailey overlaid by a larger one. Damaged by quarrying, and traversed by old banks and ditches. O.S.A. No. SU71 SW14. | S.A.M. No. 129 |
SU 725 122 2312 27 |
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| Motte and Bailey (Remains) |
Rowland's Castle. North of brick works. Partly dug away on east side. Entrance appears to have been in centre of western bank opposite mound. Prior to construction of railway a deep gorge existed east of the mound. Ditch 80 yds. east remains. This suggests plan of rectangular bailey with central mound. Large piece of masonry said to be part of keep. O.S.A. No. SU71 SW20. Ref: Field Archaeology as Illustrated by Hampshire, 1915, (Williams-Freeman), pp.400-1. | S.A.M. No. 128 C.A. |
SU 733 105 2312 34 |
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| Village Site (Supposed) |
South of St. Huberts Church, Idsworth. Flint and stone footings of buildings found when lane ploughed. May be site of mediaeval settlement, or more recent cottages. Surface irregularities in field suggest former occupation. Isolated church and name, Old Idsworth, may be significant. Hundred = Finchdean. O.S.A. No. SU71 SW7. Ref: 1. V.C.H., Vol. 1, p.478. Ref: 2. V.C.H., Vol. 3, pp.102-3, 109. Ref: 3. Mediaeval Village Research Group List, 1966. | N.P. Act A.O.N.B. |
SU 743 139 2312 38 |
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| Pottery |
Pieces of British pottery and fragments of black ancient pottery found. O.S.A. No. SU71 SW19. | SU 735 105 2312 33 |
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| Bank and Ditch |
Once formed the boundary between the ancient parish of Havant and its neighbours. Sections still traceable. Ref: The Hundred of Bosmere, (Longcroft). | SU 715 110 2312 46 |
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| Group C - Footpaths, Bridleways and Old Travelways | ||||
| Bridleway (B.W.24) |
Has served as parish and manorial boundary for almost 1,000 years, AD935-1902. Described as the ridgeway or straight way. Ref: 1. The Early Charters of Wessex, (Finberg). Ref: 2. Hants. Place Names and Charters, (Grundy). | SU 730 103 2312 45 |
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