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Multi-periodSite Name: Martin Down Enclosure
Country: England County: Hampshire Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
 Nearest Village: Martin
Map Ref: SU043200  Landranger Map Number: 184
Latitude: 50.979394N  Longitude: 1.940122W
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
 2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 3 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.
 4 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
 4

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Martin Down Enclosure
Martin Down Enclosure submitted by JimChampion : View across to the eastern corner of the rectangular enclosure - most of the enclosure is visible in this photo. The low winter sun casts helpful shadows to indicate the low earthworks. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Bronze Age enclosure in Hampshire.

This rectangular enclosure was excavated by General Pitt-Rivers in 1895 and the existing earthworks are his reconstruction of the site. It is 90m long and 60m wide and believed to date from the mid Bronze Age, with continued use by the Romano-British. [source]

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Access The enclosure is within the Martin Down National Nature Reserve which has two car parks: one just off the A354 at Bokerley Junction and the other at the end of Sillens Lane from the village of Martin. The enclosure is about 400m east of the A354 car park, but bear in mind that this part of the nature reserve is roped off in the spring to prevent walkers from disturbing ground-nesting birds.
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Martin Down Enclosure
Martin Down Enclosure submitted by JimChampion : View across to the bank on the north-eastern side of the rectangular enclosure. The low winter sun casts helpful shadows to indicate the low earthworks. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Martin Down Enclosure
Martin Down Enclosure submitted by JimChampion : View along the south-west side of the enclosure - the enclosure bank is very low, just to the right of the track. In the distance is an upright wooden post, marking the westernmost corner of the ancient monument. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Martin Down Enclosure
Martin Down Enclosure submitted by JimChampion : Coming in from the left, the south-eastern bank of the rectangular enclosure. The north-eastern side is in the centre of the photo, with the low sunlight from the west helping to show up the low earthworks. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Re: Martin Down Enclosure by Anonymous on Thursday, 09 April 2009
I don't know how much is known about the Martin Down enclosure but it would be good to have some information about it on an "information board" near the site.
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