Romano-British and Iron Age buildings, field system and hollow ways in the southern part of Holt Down Plantation

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History & significance

Holt Down Plantation is an ancient monument in Hampshire preserving evidence of Iron Age and Romano-British settlement and land use. The site contains the structural remains of buildings from both periods, alongside field systems and hollow ways that document the evolution of agricultural practice and communication routes across the landscape. The hollow ways, created by sustained foot and animal traffic over centuries, represent the accumulated wear of Roman and Iron Age movement patterns through the southern portion of the plantation. Together, these archaeological features provide material evidence of continuity and change in settlement patterns and land management practices during the transition from Iron Age to Roman Britain.

Romano-British and Iron Age buildings, field system and hollow ways in the southern part of Holt Down Plantation is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020135. View the official record →

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