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Town wall: the Bar Gate is a medieval gatehouse forming part of the defensive fortifications of Andover in Hampshire. The structure dates to the medieval period and represents one of the surviving elements of Andover's town defences. The Bar Gate functioned as a controlled point of entry to the town, regulating passage through the defensive wall circuit. The monument survives as evidence of Andover's importance and investment in urban fortification during the medieval era.
Town wall: the Bar Gate is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1001930. View the official record →
Town wall: the Bar Gate is a medieval gatehouse forming part of the defensive fortifications of Andover in Hampshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1001930.
Town wall: the Bar Gate 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 1001930.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 480m west of Glydia Farm (8.2 km), Two bell barrows 820m south of Stonyford Pond (8.5 km), Bell barrow 360m south-west of Ipers Bridge Farm (8.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Town wall: the Bar Gate'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.
Town wall: the Bar Gate stands on Bracklesham Group And Barton Group (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is sand, silt and clay.