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MONUMENT NO. 246287

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Late Bronze Age settlement and associated 'Celtic' field system. The field system was probably extended in the Romano-British period, Romano-British pottery found.

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(Centred SU894137) Field System (NR). (1)

At SU8978 1393(2), approximately 600 ft N of the fort (SU 81 SE 5) is an occupation site revealed by ploughing. It comprises an area about 300 ft by 150 ft marked by irregular depressions, possibly hut sites. The W edge of the area is bounded by a crescentic ditch and bank, c 450 ft long, and the S end of the feature ends about 150 ft NW of the fort. Potsherds, seemingly LBA rather than EIA, and potboilers were found. (3).

In the area centred SU 895 138 (2) are a number of lynchets. Those adjoining SU 81 SE may from their less regular formation be of similar date to the occupation site whilst those extending to North Lane may be RB. Potboilers and some RB sherds were found N of the small wooded combe (3). (2-3)

The occupation site is destroyed by ploughing. The Celtic field system is practically ploughed out on the fairly gentle upper slopes, but on the sharper lower slopes centred SU 893 143 contour lynchets with some cross banks survive. (4)

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( 1) Ordnance Survey Map (Scale / Date)

OS 6" 1961 Prov

( 2) Annotated Record Map

Corr 6" E W Holden, 1952.

( 3) Sussex Archaeological Society Sussex notes and queries

EW Holden 13, 1950-3 Page(s)184

( 4) Field Investigators Comments

F1 NKB 15-APR-71

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