Sussex Archaeological Collections: Relating to the history and antiquities of the counties of East and West Sussex
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Commanding position: High-status Late Iron Age and Romano-British occupation of a Wealden ridge at Beedings Hill, West Sussex.
by MATT POPE, CAROLINE WELLS, DAVID RUDLING, ANNA DOHERTY, SUE PRINGLE, LOUISE RAYNER and ROBERTA TOMBER
This report presents the results of recent excavation and a field-walking survey at Redfolds Farm and Beedings Castle, near Nutbourne, Pulborough. It also publishes for the first time material from this site retained by the late Con Ainsworth. Late Iron Age and early Roman finds of pottery, including imported Dressel 1 amphorae and 'Pulborough' samian, coins and ceramic building material, are reported and discussed. Through the fieldwork and archive reassessment undertaken as part of the Beedings survey, Beedings Hill can now be confirmed as a site with significant high-status Late Iron Age and Romano-British activity. Strong evidence has been identified for trading contacts with the continent in the form of wine amphorae, other ceramics and Late Iron Age coinage. Insights are gained into Iron Age decorated pottery groups and the local production of samian in the 2nd century ad. The significance of this evidence in understanding the distribution of political power in Late Iron Age West Sussex and its transformation under Roman rule are discussed.
