| Title: |
Turners Hill to Buchan Hill Trunk Main. Watching Brief |
| Number of Pages: |
16 |
| Biblio Note |
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| Publication Type: |
Report
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| Abstract: |
A watching brief was carried out during the laying of a pipeline. A number of Mesolithic sites had been recorded in the vicinity of the pipeline route, and a major Roman road passed nearby. At the end of the medieval period, the Weald of Sussex, Surrey and Kent had become the major iron-producing centre of the country. The continuation of this industry until well into the 18th century, together with brick-making, stone and gravel quarrying, was attested by finds made along the route. During the watching brief, Mesolithic flints were recovered at several locations, and three trackways associated with banks and ditches were recorded. Two of these were supposed to have been of Roman date, but no dating evidence was found during the watching brief. Two possible pen ponds for a blast furnace located one mile downstream from the route were noted in the vicinity of the pipeline where it crossed the Stanford Brook. A number of possible platforms were noted amongst fallen trees, one of which was clipped by the pipeline route, and had clearly been a post-medieval charcoal-burning site. Evidence of brick-making activity, which almost certainly represented the supply site for the construction of the Balcombe Railway Tunnel in the 19th century, was observed. This included the site of brick firing clamps, some regular brick paving, extensive areas of brick and briquetage, and two possible pug mills. [AIP] |
| Author: |
Southern Archaeology (Chichester) Ltd
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| Publisher: |
Southern Archaeology (Chichester) Ltd
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| Year of Publication: |
1997
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| Locations: |
| Location - Auto Detected: |
Sussex Surrey |
| Location - Auto Detected: |
Balcombe Railway Tunnel |
| Location - Auto Detected: |
Kent |
| Location - Auto Detected: |
Turners Hill |
| Location - Auto Detected: |
Buchan Hill |
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| Subjects / Periods: |
| 18th Century (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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MEDIEVAL
(Historic England Periods)
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MESOLITHIC
(Historic England Periods)
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| 19th Century (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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ROMAN
(Historic England Periods)
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| Note: |
Date Of Issue From:
1997
Date Of Coverage From:
01
Date Of Coverage To:
01
Editorial Expansion:
Site name: TURNERS HILL TO BUCHAN HILL TRUNK MAIN
Study area: 10.5km
Investigation type: Post-determination/Research
District: Horsham, Mid Sussex
Monument: TRACKWAY. Undated, PEN POND. Post-medieval (1540-1901), [brick firing clamp]. Post-medieval (1540-1901), CHARCOAL BURNERS SITE. Post-medieval (1540-1901), BANK (EARTHWORK). Undated, [finds]. Mesolithic, BRICKWORKS. Post-medieval (1540-1901), DITCH. Undate
Ngr: TQ25003300, TQ34003500
Parish: Colgate, Turners Hill, Lower Beeding
Postcode: RH119AP, RH104PP
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| Source: |
BIAB
(Archaeological Investigations Project (AIP))
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| Created Date: |
19 Jan 2009 |
