Scheduled MonumentsEnglandTwo pillow mounds 400m ENE of sea mark on Ashey Down

Two pillow mounds 400m ENE of sea mark on Ashey Down

England
List entry 1012755
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1012755
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.09 hectares
Grid reference
SZ 57858 87651
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

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 →

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Questions & answers

What is Two pillow mounds 400m ENE of sea mark on Ashey Down?

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.

Who is responsible for protecting Two pillow mounds 400m ENE of sea mark on Ashey Down?

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.

What other scheduled monuments are near Two pillow mounds 400m ENE of sea mark on Ashey Down?

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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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Two pillow mounds 400m ENE of sea mark on Ashey Down

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.

The wider landscape

Around Two pillow mounds 400m ENE of sea mark on Ashey Down

Fishbourne Roman PalaceArchaeological site · ~19.1 milesChichesterRoman town · ~20.5 miles