New Farm South Warnborough
Author(s): M Corney, C Gaffney, J Gater
The village of South Warnborough lies approximately 6km due south of Junction 5 of the M3 motorway and 8 km south-east of Basingstoke, Hampshire. A heavy scatter of Roman tile fragments (tegulae, imbrices and flue tiles) and red brick tesserae are recorded as having been brought to the surface by past ploughing of the site in the 1950s and 60s. Today, a slight rise is visible on the ground that is suggestive of a building platform. The geophysical survey at New Farm forms part of a joint investigation with the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England (RCHME) into a series of potential villa sites for Hampshire County Council (HCC). The gradiometer survey located two or three discrete areas of magnetic noise and a few other anomalies of potential archaeological interest. The resistance survey, which was initially targeted on the main area of magnetic noise, identified a very clear plan of a villa building, and when the survey was expanded several other archaeological features were also observed. The results indicate a multi-celled building measuring approximately 38m x 18m with a room, possibly apsidal in shape, attached to the western side.
- Report Number:
- 72/1995
- Series:
- Other
- Pages:
- 21
- Keywords:
- Ceramic Electromagnetic Fluxgate Geophysical Survey Roman Stone Stone, Architectural Stone, Worked
