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Site Code. OVINGDEAN14Site identification

and addressGreenways, Ovingdean

County, district

and / or boroughEast Sussex

O.S. grid ref. TQ355 3!Geology. "#a$% Project number. SN&''(E)14 4Fieldwork ty e. Ge*+#ysi sSite ty e.!ate of fieldwork. 1---, De e./er 0 14S onsor/client. rig#t*n 2 *ve Ar #ae*$*gi a$ S* ietyProject manager. David Stave$eyProject

su er"isor.Period summary edieva$

Project summary.

#$%% word ma&'Ge*+#ysi s *n t#e site * t#e .edieva$ .an*r next t* Ovingdean #ur #

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( Geo hysical Sur"ey on the Site of O"ingdean)edie"al )anor

by !a"id Sta"eley

*ntroductionT#e site * Ovingdean an*r $ies t* t#e n*rt#6west * Ovingdean #ur # and *n t#e s*ut#6west side* t#e va$$ey7 A su/stantia$ re tangu$ar eart#w*r% en $*sure is sti$$ visi/$e surr*unding t#e site7 Anear$y eart# resistan e survey /y AS s#*wed t#e .ain .an*r /ui$ding and s*.e * t#esurr*unding *.+$ex, w#i # was t#en *$$*wed /y an ex avati*n /y AS *r a nu./er * yearswit#in t#e n*rt#6east +art * t#e en $*sure7 T#is re+*rt *vers t#e ear$y eart# resistan e arried *ut

/y AS and t#e .agnet*.etry and G8) surveys arried *ut /y t#e aut#*r in t#e s*ut#6west +art* t#e en $*sure7

(cknowledgements

T#e aut#*r w*u$d $i%e t* t#an% t#e $and*wner and 9*#n 'unne$$ *r .a%ing t#is survey +*ssi/$e and.e./ers * AS *r #e$+ing *ut wit# t#e survey7

)ethodology

T#e .agnet*.eter survey was underta%en using a artingt*n G)AD! 160 $uxgate gradi*.eter7T#e 4 .etre grids were $aid *ut and $ines s+a ed 1 .etre a+art were wa$%ed s*ut#east6n*rt#westwest wit# 4 readings +er .etre a$*ng t#e $ine7 T#e data was +r* essed using Snu $er wit#des+i%e, destri+e and inter+*$ati*n i$ters a++$ied7 T#e data was dis+$ayed wit# a dis+$ay /*undary* :;64 nT7

T#e eart# resistan e survey was underta%en /y AS in 1--- using a Ge*s an ) 157 0 .etregrids were $aid *ut wit# $ines s+a ed 1 .etre a+art7 T#e data was +r* essed using Snu $er wit#des+i%e and inter+*$ati*n i$ters a++$ied7

T#e gr*und +enetrating radar survey was underta%en wit# an &tsi Gr*undvue 3A 4 #< gr*und +enetrating radar, using t#e sa.e 4 . grid as t#e .agnet*.etry, /ut wit# $ines 75. a+art wit#readings ta%en every =3 .7 T#e data was +r* essed using )e $ex> wit# stati *rre ti*n,

/a %gr*und re.*va$, gain and /and+ass i$ters a++$ied7 'ina$$y, t#e data was resa.+$ed t* 705. x7 !05.7

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Positioning

T#e survey area *r t#e eart# resistan e is n*t re *rded, /ut t#e resu$ts are +$a ed #ere using t#e#ur #yard wa$$ and t#e +*siti*n * t#e .an*r as ex avated7 T#e 4 .etre grids were set *ut andre *rded using a t*ta$ stati*n *n an ar/itrary grid7 Tw* rese ti*n +*ints and t#e survey area aredes ri/ed in t#e ta/$e /e$*w7 T#e $* ati*n * t#ese +*ints is a$s* s#*wn *n t#e t*ta$ stati*n .a+

i.age7

!escri tion Grid +orth Grid ast

)S1? Outside /rea% @east , .idd$e * west end * ie$d 50071- 44B7!B

)S0 ? Inside n*rt# *rner * ie$d 40074- 5CB74!

A 4C 75 511743

4C37 0 4B1754

" 5407C- 4B573B

D 54 73C 515704

-otal Station !ata

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T#e a/*ve i.age *ntains t*ta$ stati*n data *r t#e side7 T#e text re$ates t* t#e +*siti*ning ta/$e7T#e #ur # is visi/$e t* t#e s*ut#6east7 T#e en $*sure, extending *ut r*. t#e #ur #yard wa$$, iss#*wn as a /$a % $ine7 T#e 0 14 survey area is s#*wn in +in%7 0 C ex avati*ns are s#*wn in $ig#t

/$ue7 0 - ex avati*ns are s#*wn in dar% /$ue, wit# t#e *ut$ine * t#e .an*r /ui$ding in red7 0 14ex avati*ns are s#*wn in green7

arth esistance esults

Earth Resistance Results

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Earth Resistance Results, Flattened

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arth esistance *nter retation

Earth Resistance Interpretation. Low resistance is shown in dark blue. High resistance is shown inmid blue with the manor building as light blue.

A T#is is t#e .ain .an*r /ui$ding, ex avated in 0 -7 It is a++r*xi.ate$y 1175. $*ng and B75.wide and surr*unded /y a #a$* * ru//$e7 T#e ex avated /ui$ding was *und t* #ave an under r* t7

T#is se uen e * $*w resistan e +at #es re+resent a +at# entering t#*ug# t#e /rea% in t#een $*sure t* t#e s*ut#6west7" T#e ( s#a+e is t#e sa.e /ui$ding as s#*wn *n t#e radar7 T#e *va$ #ig# resistan e res+*nse #ered*es n*t s#*w *n t#e radar7D A series * $inear eatures #ere re$ate t* t#e *nstru ti*n * t#e en $*sure7E T#e #ig# resistan e eature #ere utting *ut r*. t#e en $*sure .ay re+resent t#e start * en*t#er en $*sure,' A .*re su/stantia$ +art * t#e en $*sure against t#e #ur #yard wa$$7

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)agnetometry esults

Magnetometry Results

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)agnetometry *nter retation

Earth Resistance Interpretation. Red is modern. Green is probable archaeology. urple is possiblearchaeology.

T#e .agneti res+*nse is very +**r, as ex+e ted *r a #a$% site7 Vague $inear eatures t* t#e s*ut#6west re$ate t* t#e en $*sure and t#e entran e t#r*ug# it7 Ot#er $inears t* t#e s*ut#6east d* n*t s#*w*n eart# resistan e *r G8)7 T#e $arge red area t* t#e n*rt#6west is t#e #a$* * a $arge water +i+e7T#e +ur+$e areas are di i u$t t* inter+ret7 T#e tw* in t#e .idd$e .ay re$ate t* t#e tra %way g*ingt#r*ug# t#e site7 T#e eatures t* t#e n*rt#6east are t#e $argest * a gr*u+ * su # eatures in t#at area7T#ey d* n*t see. t* #ave a +arti u$ar *r. and #ave a s#ar+ edge $i%e a .eta$ di+*$e, /ut as t#ere isn* negative res+*nse t* g* wit# t#e +*sitive, t#ey d*nFt see. t* /e .eta$7 A$$ t#at an /e said it t#att#ey see. t* re$ate t* t#e * u+ati*n in t#e area7

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GP esults

G R !lice at ".#ns $%&'cm(

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G R !lice at )*ns $%"+cm(

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G R !lice at &ns $%) -cm(

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G R !lice at '+ns $%)*+cm(

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GP *nter retation

G R Interpretation. on/archaeological 0eatures are shown in dark green. 1range/2rown arearchaeological 0eatures at di00erent depths, with light being higher.

A T#is is t#e water +i+e t#at aused t#e str*ng res+*nse *n t#e .agnet*.eter survey7 T#is eature starts at ar*und B5 ., urt#er t* t#e n*rt#6east t#an s#*wn #ere and dives d*wnurt#er t* t#e s*ut#6west t#an is s#*wn #ere7 It is a tua$$y $eve$, /ut t#e s$*+e * t#e #i$$ .a%es ita++ear t* /e des ending7 It is a $ayer * natura$ $int wit#in t#e #a$%7" T#ese tw* r*ug#$y ir u$ar eatures uite #ig# u+7 T#ey are +r*/a/$y * a $ater date t#an t#e rest* t#e .edieva$ eatures7D T#is /ui$ding, a++r*xi.ate$y 1175. x !. see.s t* /e a /arn, *+en t* t#e s*ut#6east7 T#e /a % wa$$ t* t#e n*rt#6west is #ig#er t#an t#e *t#er tw* and +r*/a/$y a$s* a ts as a revet.ent against t#eeart# /an%7 An intrusi*n * s*$id .ateria$ urt#er d*wn wit#in t#e /ui$ding is n*t extensive en*ug#t* /e a $**r and +r*/a/$y re+resents ru//$e r*. t#e wa$$s7E T#is s.a$$ ir u$ar /ui$ding, a++r*xi.ate$y 5. a r*ss, is .*st $i%e$y a d*ve *te7 It see.s t* /eatta #ed t* /ui$ding D /y s*.e $*w wa$$s7' T#ese t#in @ 75. eatures a++ear very $*w d*wn in t#e G8) se uen e, w#i # .ay /e +art$yd*wn t* t#e eart# /an%7 T#ey see. t* /e an exteri*r revet.ent t* t#e en $*sure, /ut wit# tw*returns utting *ut t* t#e n*rt#6west7 T#is .ay /e t#e start * an*t#er en $*sure si.i$ar t* t#at seen*n t#e eart# resistan e resu$ts at +*int E7