Archaeology
The Ogham Stone of Silchester
The Ogham Stone of Silchester. The Ogham Stone of Silchester was discovered in 1893 during an excavation of the ancient town. A well in the town was being excavated. At a depth of about 3m, a pillar of sandstone was found. This phallic shaped pillar stood on a square plinth and is approximately 50cm tall.…
Read MoreDanebury Hillfort
Danebury Hillfort is just one of many hillforts occupying the landscape across Hampshire and its neighbouring counties. Where we live, tucked down in the river valleys, we gaze up at highlands that are bare. Only the flocks of sheep and grazing herds that maintain the short grasslands occupy the space. Many of these chalk ridges…
Read MoreMerdon Castle
Between Standon and Hursley just off the A3090 sits Merdon Castle This little known ancient monument is now in private hands and so getting sight of it is tricky. If you drive along Castle Merdon Lane you can stop and take a look over the wall and you will see the earthworks on which this…
Read MoreBentley and The Anarchy
Bentley and the Anarchy. Hidden in the landscape around the village of Bentley lies evidence that connects Bentley with The Anarchy, a time when law and order were abandoned and the common man was caught up in war not of their own making. So what was The Anarchy? The Anarchy was the fight for the…
Read MoreMedieval Shoes in Selborne
Medieval shoes never look very comfortable but they are brilliantly evocative of a time long past The Medieval shoe in discussion is the one with excessively long pointed toes. They are called ‘Poulaines’ meaning ‘shoes in the Polish fashion’ since they were thought to have been fashionable in Krakow in the 15th century. The Poulaine…
Read MoreMedieval Graffiti at Wield
Searching for Medieval graffiti in the church of St James in Wield Hampshire, a lovely little fellow emerged from the soft chalk stone of the chancel arch. Could this inscription have been done over 600 years ago?
Read MoreThe Grace Dieu 1420
The Grace Dieu was a huge warship constructed between 1413 and 1420 and destined for the wars with France under the orders of King Henry V. In fact it never got further than the Isle of Wight and its remains lie in the mud in the River Hamble
Read MoreSaxons in the Meon Valley
The Saxons in the Meon Valley Project is a superb heritage lottery funded community history project, which is producing an aerial film of the Meon Valley.
Read MoreSecrets of Winchester’s Mortuary Chests
The Winchester Cathedral mortuary boxes containing the remains of our earliest Saxon kings are being examined to see if the bones can be connected to King Cnut.
Read MoreSt Andrew’s Church Meonstoke
The Early English architecture of St Andrew’s church Meonstoke is beautiful in its simple lines, without too much Victorian ‘restoration’ and embelishment.
Read MoreSilbury Hill Digital Archive
The Silbury Hill Digital Archive Project English Heritage, is an open access resource to the archaeological work undertaken at this ancient monument in Wiltshire.
Read MoreChurch St Peter & St Paul Kimpton
The delightful church of St Peter and St Paul in Kimpton is approached through an avenue of fruit trees
Read MoreSt Mary the Virgin Silchester Pagan, Roman, Christian Site
St Mary the Virgin Silchester Hampshire, is a Christian church, on a Pagan site, inside the Roman town of Calleva Atrebatum, now known as Silchester. It has many fascinating artefacts, revealing its long history.
Read MoreThe Silchester Project
The Silchester Project is an archaeological project undertaken by the University of Reading into the Roman town of Calleva Atrebatum in Hampshire. Visit to see the best preserved Roman town walls in Britain.
Read MoreKing Alfred the Great, May He Finally Rest?
King Alfred the Great, his final resting place uncertain for so many years, could it finally have been resolved? The Winchester Uni team have some answers. To be revealed in a documentary in January 2014
Read MoreNunnaminster Winchester
Nunnaminster in Winchester was the Saxon abbey founded in 903AD by King Alfred and his wife Ealhswith. It was a wooden structure re-built in stone and then enlarged by the Normans.
Read MoreButser Ancient Farm
The Butser Ancient Farm experimental archaeology project is over forty years old and still developing new research into how ancient communities lived. It acts as both a tourist and educational attraction as well as a research site.
Read MoreRockbourne Roman Villa
Large Roman Villa Fordingbridge Hampshire with worthwhile archaeological finds at the site.
Read MoreSelborne
Selborne in Hampshire, an ancient place in the beautiful Hangars of Hampshire. Home to the naturalist Gilbert White and backdrop to the notorious swing riots, the village has a plethora of magnificent buildings to admire. Take the historic Selborne walk, immerse yourself in the writings of Gilbert White or partake of refreshment in one of the lovely Hampshire Pubs, full of history themselves.
Read MoreAnglo Saxon Women – Frithburga
The grave cover for the Anglo Saxon women Frithburga, which can be seen in All Hallows church Whitchurch is a very lovely and special object
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