Hampshire Treasures
Volume 10 ( Fareham)
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| Description and Date | Remarks | Protection | Grid Ref. and Punchcard No. | |
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| Group A - Natural Features | ||||
| Trees |
Cams Hall House Farm. Trees in a large area around Cams Hall. | TPO 17 CA |
SU 581 057 0705 76 |
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| Trees |
Down End Estate. A variety of trees retained from former grounds throughout Estate development. | TPO 44 |
SU 590 063 0705 75 |
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| Trees |
Murrils, East Street. Two groups of sycamores. | TPO 18 - FBC |
SU 621 057 0705 91 |
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| Tree |
Castle Street. The Jubilee Oak stands in a small grassy area in the former village square. | CA |
SU 622 046 0705 120 |
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| Chalk Grassland |
Portsdown Hill. Part of this important chalk grassland lies within this ward. It is an area of developing scrub under maritime influence. With management it will remain a rich site for herbs and insects. The hillside is an important local amenity affording fine views over Portchester Castle, and Portsmouth Harbour and its environs. | SSSI |
SU 618 067 0705 88 |
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| Chalk Pit |
Bourne End. Exposure of upperchalk with fossilised bands, which include the rare sea urchin, Galeola. The site was extended in 1978 to include chalk faces showing raised sea bed deposits. | SSSI |
SU 601 067 0705 89 |
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| Group B - Archaeological Sites and Remains | ||||
| Prehistoric | ||||
| Finds |
Portsdown Hill. During M27 motorway construction a Bronze Age, Deverel-Rimbury urn was found inverted over a cremation burial. Also Bronze Age pottery in a shallow pit with burnt flints. SMR SU60NW56. | SU 603 067 0705 132 |
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| Finds |
Shorelines of Cams Bay, Wicor Lake, Pewit Island, etc, have yielded large numbers of flint implements dating from Palaeolithic to Neolithic. | SU 603 047 0705 131 |
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| Finds |
South of Wicor Farm. Two nuclei of burnt flint and Iron Age pottery found on the beach. SMR SU6OSW21. | SU 602 051 0705 130 |
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| Finds |
Cams Bay. A concentration of Mesolithic flint artefacts on the foreshore may represent a Mesolithic occupation. SMR SU5ONE9 | CA |
SU 594 053 0705 129 |
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| Find |
A Mesolithic tranchet axefound at grid reference given. SMR SU5ONE9 | SU 599 054 0705 128 |
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