Hampshire Treasures
Volume 9 ( Test Valley South)
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| Description and Date | Remarks | Protection | Grid Ref. and Punchcard No. | |
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| Group B - Archaeological Sites and Remains | ||||
| Iron Age | ||||
| Hill Fort |
Toothill Camp. Occupies an extremely strong position at the north end of a spur. Its defences comprise a single rampart and ditch with traces of a counterscarp bank in places. There is an additional scarp on the north side up to 2.0m in height where the site is weakest. The original entrance is onto the ridge to the south. | S.A.M. No. 48 |
SU 381 186 2522 08 |
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| Celtic Field System |
North east corner of Nightingale Wood. Site under dense undergrowth, banks and lynchets up to 1.2m in height but their extent is uncertain. O.S.A. No. SU31 NE15. | SU 379 181 2522 16 |
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| Roman | ||||
| Settlement (Site) |
South of Weston Lane railway bridge. Probable dwelling or village site, many pits found in 1880 containing Samian and other pottery, ashes and bones. Site not now visible, partly under pasture, partly old gravel workings. O.S.A. No. SU31 NE20. | SU 364 153 2522 14 |
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| Group C - Footpaths, Bridleways and Old Travelways | ||||
| Travel Way |
An ancient road once ran from the New Forest to Winchester and representative parts of it can be traced from the grounds of Grove Place past Upton and along the southern side of Nightingale Wood. Nursling tradition says that this is the road along which the body of William Rufus was taken to Winchester. Ref: A Short History of Nursling (Crawford) pp.26-27. | SU 365 164 2522 20 |
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| Post Norman | ||||
| Enclosure (Site) |
Earthworks in the field to the south of Telegraph Wood are probably part of an old woodland enclosure bank. O.S.A. No. SU31 NE47. | SU 380 184 2522 19 |
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| House (Site) |
Grove Place. The present house was built in 1561, but an earlier house probably dates back to 1344, though the earliest record in Court Rolls is dated 1442. The previous mansion was demolished circa 1613, it stood south west of the present house between the avenue and the railway, a rectangular building platform has been identified, the building was orientated north-south. O.S.A. No. SU31 NE13. Ref: A Short History of Nursling, (Crawford) pp.19-24. | SU 365 166 2522 10 |
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