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Event/Activity EPM204 - Gas Trench, Portsdown Hill

Technique(s)

Date

1965

Organisation

Not recorded.

Map

Description

Workmen digging a trench for a gas pipeline on the north side of Portsdown Hill Road in October 1965 exposed a site comprising several features, including a 1st Century AD pit. The work was halted to allow observation and recording of the archaeology to take place.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- SPM347 Bibliographic reference: Bradley, Richard. 1967. Excavations on Portsdown Hill 1963-5, Proceedings of the Hampshire Field Club and Archaeological Society Vol XXIV, p.42-58.

Location

Grid reference SU 683 062 (point)
Unitary Authority Portsmouth City

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

  • 1st Century pit north of Portsdown Hill Road (Monument)

Record last edited

Jul 1 2026 11:49AM