Sheep Down (2)
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Sheep Down (2)
Image: © Simon Carey Taken: 26 Jul 2013
The name of the field according to Findon's 1839 tithe map and the opposite view of Image Tolamre Farm Bungalow is amongst the trees that form the wood known as The Gibbet at the bottom of the slope. Beyond is the village of Findon with Cissbury Ring prominent on the skyline. The field is also the site of a former Roman well discovered in 1961 when the ground around it collapsed as a farmer was ploughing the field. Its position tied in with the known site of a Romano-British farm just beyond the small peak. The well was investigated over the next decade and found to be 270 feet in depth, the deepest Roman well that had been discovered at the time, and dry with no artifacts discovered that dated beyond the 1st century which suggests either an abandonment of the farm or the dropping of the water table. The well was eventually capped with concrete.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.870718
Longitude
-0.421173