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<< Our Photo Pages >> Stockbridge Down field boundary - Misc. Earthwork in England in Hampshire

Submitted by JimChampion on Wednesday, 26 January 2005  Page Views: 11239

Multi-periodSite Name: Stockbridge Down field boundary
Country: England County: Hampshire Type: Misc. Earthwork
Nearest Town: Stockbridge
Map Ref: SU382348
Latitude: 51.111227N  Longitude: 1.455691W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
3 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
3

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Stockbridge Down field boundary
Stockbridge Down field boundary submitted by JimChampion : The snaking bank of the field boundary is in the middle-ground. Some of the chalky soil has been exposed by rabbits digging in the bank. The trees up on the hilltop are actually on the SE-facing rampart of Woolbury hillfort. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Misc. Earthwork in Hampshire. Stockbridge Down is an area of chalk downland to the east of Stockbridge, currently maintained by the National Trust. The Hampshire Treasures resource notes that the Down features an "interesting example of Celtic fields, bounded on one side by bivallate linear of ranch boundary type. Well preserved." This earthwork is thought to have divided Iron Age arable fields from open downland, and its low double-rampart snakes its way up the hill for 300 metres or so.

Access The car park is at grid ref SU387345, about two miles east of Stockbridge on the B3049 road to Winchester. Follow the main path north-west from the car park and you will soon find the field boundary. It is also clearly marked as an 'earthwork' on the OS maps of the area. Also on Stockbridge down are many Bronze Age bowl barrows and the Iron Age hillfort of Woolbury.
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Stockbridge Down field boundary
Stockbridge Down field boundary submitted by JimChampion : January 2005. Looking north-east along the bivallate field boundary on Stockbridge down. The earthworks curve to the left, and the south-facing ramparts of Woolbury hillfort can be seen in the distance. The earthworks are well preserved but difficult to photograph, especially on this dim rainy winter afternoon. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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 509m W 259° Stockbridge Down Bowl Barrows* Round Barrow(s) (SU377347)
 510m N 349° Woolbury* Hillfort (SU381353)
 5.0km NE 46° Middlebarn Farm Long Barrow Long Barrow (SU4177438299)
 5.8km SSE 168° Withering Corner Barrow Cemetery (SU395291)
 6.1km N 9° St Peter and Holy Cross (Wherwell) Ancient Cross (SU39154082)
 6.2km SSE 161° Farley Mount* Round Barrow(s) (SU403290)
 6.3km SSE 151° Robin Hood's Barrow (Winchester)* Round Barrow(s) (SU41322927)
 6.5km WNW 297° Danebury Ring* Hillfort (SU32353769)
 6.8km SE 141° West Wood Bowl Barrow* Round Barrow(s) (SU42522949)
 7.1km WNW 300° Danebury East Long Barrow (SU320383)
 7.2km WNW 300° Danebury West Long Barrow (SU319383)
 7.8km SSW 194° Stubb's Copse Round Barrow(s) (SU36362722)
 8.2km ESE 110° Flowerdown Barrows* Barrow Cemetery (SU459320)
 8.7km ENE 60° Sutton Scotney Enclosure* Misc. Earthwork (SU457392)
 9.1km E 82° South Wonston* Barrow Cemetery (SU4723736091)
 9.3km SSE 156° Merdon Castle* Hillfort (SU421264)
 9.4km NNW 337° Bury Hill (Hampshire)* Hillfort (SU345435)
 10.0km N 9° Old Pound Camp Misc. Earthwork (SU39634465)
 10.6km ESE 119° Oram's Arbour Hillfort (SU475297)
 10.6km ENE 61° Kitson's Clump* Round Barrow(s) (SU47454010)
 10.6km W 275° Lopcombe Disc Barrow Round Barrow(s) (SU27563561)
 10.7km SE 137° Texas Barrows* Round Barrow(s) (SU4558926993)
 10.9km ESE 120° Hampshire Jubilee Sculpture* Modern Stone Circle etc (SU477295)
 11.1km N 352° Andover Museum of the Iron Age* Museum (SU36614579)
 11.2km ESE 119° Winchester City Museum* Museum (SU4809729407)
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Re: Stockbridge Down field boundary by Anonymous on Wednesday, 25 October 2006
i've always loved going for walks on Stockbridge downs and never realised until now that they were actually used as burial sites in the iron age. i'm doing my A level geography coursework at the moment and i chose to study the management of the Downs.
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