MERDON CASTLE, HURSLEY, HAMPSHIRE REPORT ON GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY, 1994
Author(s): M A Cole
Geophysical survey was undertaken at Merdon Castle, Hursley, Hampshire, in response to a request from Steven Trow, the Inspector of Ancient Monuments responsible for the site. A management plan for the future upkeep of the monument is currently being prepared by English Heritage in conjunction with Winchester City Council and the land owners. The aim of the survey was to attempt to locate any buried structures surviving within the earthworks at Merdon, and in particular within the well preserved 12th century Norman ringwork. The results of the resistivity survey indicate the buried foundations of walls and buildings are present, predominantly within the inner ward of the ringwork. Unfortunately, the sheer amount of recent activity at the site has severely impaired the effectiveness of magnetometer survey.
- Report Number:
- 26/1994
- Series:
- AML Reports (New Series)
- Pages:
- 10
- Keywords:
- Earth Resistance Geophysical Survey Magnetometer
