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HER:  Hampshire 19822 (None)
NMR:  SU 2 1 SW 4 (222807)
SM:  None
NGR:  SU 2157 1285
X:  421410  Y:  112807  (OSGB36)
A possible hillfort situated on a slight ridge with level ground to E and W and slopes to N and S. Much complicated by banks and ditches of later e(i)nclosures. Oval in shape enclosing 1.3ha, a single bank and ditch,the bank on the NW side measures approximately 4m in height from bottom of ditch, the E and NE sides are badly denuded. Two gaps at NE shown on RCHME plan (1995)and Lidar (2011), one a possible entrance. Small scale excavation in 1993 (Pasmore) shows it to be Iron Age. Roman grey ware found associated with two Roman kilns within the enclosure, excavated by Sumner (1927)..
Citizen Science:  ✓
Reliability of Data:  Confirmed
Reliability of Interpretation:  Unconfirmed
X:  -188891  Y:  6606143  (EPSG: 3857)
Longitude:  -1.6968366002570028  Latitude:  50.9142717828168  (EPSG:4326)
Country:  England
Current County or Unitary Authority:  Hampshire
Historic County:  Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Current Parish/Community/Council/Townland:  Hyde
None
| Extant   | ✓ |
| Cropmark   | ✗ |
| Likely Destroyed   | ✗ |
None
| Woodland   | ✓ |
| Commercial Forestry Plantation   | ✗ |
| Parkland   | ✗ |
| Pasture (Grazing)   | ✓ |
| Arable   | ✗ |
| Scrub/Bracken   | ✓ |
| Bare Outcrop   | ✗ |
| Heather/Moorland   | ✗ |
| Heath   | ✗ |
| Built-up   | ✗ |
| Coastal Grassland   | ✗ |
| Other   | ✗ |
partial contour fort on a slight ridge
| Contour Fort   | ✗ |
| Partial Contour Fort   | ✓ |
| Promontory Fort   | ✗ |
| Hillslope Fort   | ✗ |
| Level Terrain Fort   | ✗ |
| Marsh Fort   | ✗ |
| Multiple Enclosure Fort   | ✗ |
| Hilltop   | ✗ |
| Coastal Promontory   | ✗ |
| Inland Promontory   | ✗ |
| Valley Bottom   | ✗ |
| Knoll/Hillock/Outcrop   | ✗ |
| Ridge   | ✓ |
| Cliff/Plateau-edge/Scarp   | ✗ |
| Hillslope   | ✗ |
| Lowland   | ✗ |
| Spur   | ✗ |
Dominant Topographic Feature:  Ridge
| North   | ✗ |
| Northeast   | ✗ |
| East   | ✗ |
| Southeast   | ✗ |
| South   | ✗ |
| Southwest   | ✗ |
| West   | ✗ |
| Northwest   | ✗ |
| Level   | ✓ |
Altitude:  105.0m
N/A
Undated.
Reliability:  D - None
| Pre 1200BC   | ✗ |
| 1200BC - 800BC   | ✗ |
| 800BC - 400BC   | ✗ |
| 400BC - AD50   | ✗ |
| AD50 - AD400   | ✗ |
| AD400 - AD 800   | ✗ |
| Post AD800   | ✗ |
| Unknown   | ✓ |
| Pre Hillfort:   | None |
| Post Hillfort:   | Roman kilns and 18th century enclosure. |
Excavation by H. Sumner 1927, Pasmore 1993, surveyed by RCHME 1995. New Forest National Park Authority lidar image 2011-12
| Excavation (1927):   | None |
| Excavation (1993):   | None |
| Earthwork Survey (1995):   | None |
| LiDAR Survey (2011):   | None |
Later banks within, Roman pottery.
None
| None   | ✓ |
| Spring   | ✗ |
| Stream   | ✗ |
| Pool   | ✗ |
| Flush   | ✗ |
| Well   | ✗ |
| Other   | ✗ |
None
| No Known Features   | ✓ |
| Round Stone Structures   | ✗ |
| Rectangular Stone Structures   | ✗ |
| Curvilinear Platforms   | ✗ |
| Other Roundhouse Evidence   | ✗ |
| Pits   | ✗ |
| Quarry Hollows   | ✗ |
| Other   | ✓ |
None
| No Known Excavation   | ✓ |
| Pits   | ✗ |
| Postholes   | ✗ |
| Roundhouses   | ✗ |
| Rectangular Structures   | ✗ |
| Roads/Tracks   | ✗ |
| Quarry Hollows   | ✗ |
| Other   | ✗ |
| Nothing Found   | ✗ |
None
| No Known Geophysics   | ✓ |
| Pits   | ✗ |
| Roundhouses   | ✗ |
| Rectangular Structures   | ✗ |
| Roads/Tracks   | ✗ |
| Quarry Hollows   | ✗ |
| Other   | ✗ |
| Nothing Found   | ✗ |
None
| No Known Finds   | ✓ |
| Pottery   | ✓ |
| Metal   | ✗ |
| Metalworking   | ✗ |
| Human Bones   | ✗ |
| Animal Bones   | ✗ |
| Lithics   | ✗ |
| Environmental   | ✗ |
| Other   | ✗ |
NO APPARENT FEATURES
| APs Not Checked   | ✓ |
| None   | ✗ |
| Roundhouses   | ✗ |
| Rectangular Structures   | ✗ |
| Pits   | ✗ |
| Postholes   | ✗ |
| Roads/Tracks   | ✗ |
| Other   | ✗ |
Two gaps at NE shown on survey and Lidar, one a possible entrance.
| 2:   | None |
| 2:   | None |
Guard Chambers:  ✗
Chevaux de Frise:  ✗
| 1. Simple Gap (North east):   | None |
Single bank and ditch all around circuit.
| Area 1:   | 1.3ha. |
| Total:   | 1.3ha. |
Total Footprint Area:  Noneha.
None
| ✗   | None |
| ✓   | None |
| NE Quadrant:   | 1 |
| SE Quadrant:   | 1 |
| SW Quadrant:   | 1 |
| NW Quadrant:   | 1 |
| Total:   | 1 |
| Partial Univallate   | ✗ |
| Univallate   | ✓ |
| Partial Bivallate   | ✗ |
| Bivallate   | ✗ |
| Partial Multivallate   | ✗ |
| Multivallate   | ✗ |
| Unknown   | ✗ |
| Partial Univallate   | ✗ |
| Univallate   | ✗ |
| Partial Bivallate   | ✗ |
| Bivallate   | ✗ |
| Partial Multivallate   | ✗ |
| Multivallate   | ✗ |
None
| None   | ✗ |
| Earthen Bank   | ✓ |
| Stone Wall   | ✗ |
| Rubble   | ✗ |
| Wall-walk   | ✗ |
| Evidence of Timber   | ✗ |
| Vitrification   | ✗ |
| Other Burning   | ✗ |
| Palisade   | ✗ |
| Counter Scarp Bank   | ✗ |
| Berm   | ✗ |
| Unfinished   | ✗ |
| Other   | ✗ |
None
| None   | ✗ |
| Earthen Bank   | ✗ |
| Stone Wall   | ✗ |
| Murus Duplex   | ✗ |
| Timber-framed   | ✗ |
| Timber-laced   | ✗ |
| Vitrification   | ✗ |
| Other Burning   | ✗ |
| Palisade   | ✗ |
| Counter Scarp Bank   | ✗ |
| Berm   | ✗ |
| Unfinished   | ✗ |
| No Known Excavation   | ✓ |
| Other   | ✗ |
| ✗   | None |
| ✓   | None |
Number of Ditches:  1
| ✗   | None |
Donachie, J.D. 1995. New Forest Project, Sloden Inclosure. RCHME Report /03-MAR-1995/.
Pasmore, A. 1967. New Forest Pottery Kilns and Earthworks.
Pasmore, A. 1994. New dating evidence for three Forest earthworks. Hampshire Fld Club Archaeol Soc New Forest Sec Rep, 32, 15.
Smith, N. 1999. The earthwork remains of enclosure in the New Forest. Hampshire Stud [Proc Hampshire Fld Club Archaeol Soc], 54, 12.
Sumner, H. 1921. Account of Roman Pottery sites at Sloden, 44.
Sumner, H. 1927. Excavations in New Forest Roman pottery sites, 53.
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