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Two pillow mounds 400m ENE of sea mark on Ashey Down is a pair of earthwork monuments consisting of characteristic ridge-and-furrow cultivation features. These pillow mounds, which date to the medieval period, represent an early form of arable agriculture adapted to marginal or heavy soils, with the ridged formation serving to improve drainage and facilitate ploughing. The monuments are located on Ashey Down in Hampshire and remain visible as earthwork features in the landscape. Their survival as archaeological remains provides evidence of medieval agricultural practices and land management in the region.
Two pillow mounds 400m ENE of sea mark on Ashey Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012755. View the official record →
Two pillow mounds 400m ENE of sea mark on Ashey Down is a pair of earthwork monuments consisting of characteristic ridge-and-furrow cultivation features. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012755.
Two pillow mounds 400m ENE of sea mark on Ashey Down 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 1012755.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Monastic grange at Haseley Manor (3.7 km), Sandown Barrack Battery (4.2 km), Yaverland Battery, 660m south of Yaverland Church (4.4 km).
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Two pillow mounds 400m ENE of sea mark on Ashey Down stands on Lambeth Group, bedrock that formed in the Paleocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.