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Conduit Head, Hill Lane is a water management structure located in Hampshire, England. The monument represents a form of medieval or post-medieval infrastructure associated with the supply and distribution of water to a nearby settlement or institution. Such conduit heads typically functioned as the source point or collection chamber for water systems, channelling water from springs or streams through constructed pipes or channels to serve domestic, agricultural, or industrial purposes. The site's survival as a recorded monument indicates its archaeological importance in understanding the development of water management practices in Hampshire during the medieval period and beyond.
Conduit head, Hill Lane is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1001899. View the official record →
Conduit Head, Hill Lane is a water management structure located in Hampshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1001899.
Conduit head, Hill Lane is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1001899.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 400m south of Stonyford Pond (9 km), Moated site, fishponds and associated settlement site, 200m west of Holbury Manor (9 km), Bowl barrow 600m south-west of Stonyford Pond (9.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Conduit head, Hill Lane's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Conduit head, Hill Lane stands on Bracklesham Group And Barton Group (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is sand, silt and clay.