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New Buildings Enclosure

Hampshire, England ยท Atlas EN4371

Location

Atlas number
EN4371 (4371)
Country
England
Current county or unitary authority
Hampshire
Historic county
Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Parish, community, or townland
Ellingham
National Grid reference
SU 177 084
Latitude
50.87511
Longitude
-1.75045
Altitude
75 m

Form and condition

Type
hillslope fort
Condition
Extant
Morphology
univallate
Complete rampart circuit
Yes
Number of ramparts
1
Number of ditches
1
Possible original entrances
1
Breaks through the ramparts
6
Enclosed area
4.5 ha
Enclosing works, as visible
earthen bank
Also recorded
ditches
Entrance forms
Simple Gap (North east)

Landscape

Topographic position
ridge and hillslope
Aspect
level
Land use
woodland, scrub or bracken, heath, and built-up land

Dating

Dating
undated
Dating reliability
D - None

Interior and investigation

Investigations
Earthwork Survey (2000); LiDAR Survey (2011)

Identifiers

HER
Hampshire 54665
Wikidata
Q31117188

Sources

References

  1. Anon. 2002. Hampshire Fld Club Archaeol Soc Sec Newsl, (Spring 2002), vii-ix.
  2. Pasmore, A. 2000 .New Forest Commons of the National Trust. Hampshire Fld Club Archaeol Soc New Forest Sec Rep, 2, 134.
  3. Pasmore, A. 2001, Enclosure at New Buildings. Hampshire Fld Club Archaeol Soc New Forest Sec Rep, 39, 7.