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Vault S at the junction of High Street and Castle Way is a medieval underground structure located in Hampshire, England. The vault forms part of the archaeological remains associated with medieval settlement and fortification in this locality. As a scheduled monument, it represents the subsurface archaeological heritage of the medieval period, preserving evidence of the construction techniques and spatial organisation of medieval structures beneath the modern streetscape. The survival of such vaulted features provides important archaeological evidence for understanding the development and nature of settlement in this Hampshire location during the medieval period.
Vault S of junction of High Street and Castle Way is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1001843. View the official record →
Vault S at the junction of High Street and Castle Way is a medieval underground structure located in Hampshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1001843.
Vault S of junction of High Street and Castle Way 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 1001843.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two bell barrows 820m south of Stonyford Pond (8 km), Bell barrow 360m south-west of Ipers Bridge Farm (8.3 km), Well House (8.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Vault S of junction of High Street and Castle Way'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.
Vault S of junction of High Street and Castle Way stands on Bracklesham Group And Barton Group (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is sand, silt and clay.