OS One-Inch Old Series / First Edition Map Viewer (Sheet 5)

Ordnance Survey One-Inch First Edition Old Map of Sussex, Kent: Old Series map of OS Old Series Map Sheet 5 (East Sussex / Hastings inferred).

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Landscape and Archaeological Assessment

Landscape Classification

This sheet represents a coastal upland and wetland landscape, characterised by Wealden ridges, Roman coastal fort, river valleys and coastal marsh.

Archaeological Landscape

The primary archaeological theme is Wealden routeways, coastal ports and Roman/medieval strategic points. 1066 battlefield landscape, Pevensey Roman fort and coastal wetland archaeology

High Visibility Locations

Battle Ridge, Beachy Head, High Weald ridges

Terrain Archaeology

The terrain is interpreted using hachures. Strong hachures reveal High Weald ridges, spurs and valley route constraints.

Main Geographic Information

Coastline prominent; county label SUSSEX readable; exact ticks faint, so WGS84 bounds are approximate

Main Landscape Features

Sheet 5 shows a mixed area of coastal upland and wetland Wealden ridges, Roman coastal fort, river valleys and coastal marsh . The map is useful for studying early 19th Century historic settlement patterns, Roman road alignments, early archaeological site indentification, how roads, old tracks, lanes and paths, villages, waterways and field systems related to the wider nineteenth-century landscape.

Main Geographic Features

Archaeological Predictions

Archaeological Hotspots

Pevensey Levels and Roman Shoreline is interpreted as a Roman coastal fort and wetland edge zone landscape. Battle Ridge is interpreted as a battlefield and ridge-route landscape landscape. Hastings Coastal Valley is interpreted as a port and valley-mouth settlement zone landscape. High Weald Ridgeway Zone is interpreted as a prehistoric/Roman ridge-route and iron-working landscape landscape.

Historic Routes, Crossings and Connections

Pevensey-Hastings Coastal Corridor is interpreted as a Roman/medieval coastal movement corridor. Historic crossing points where roads, trackways or routeways converge on significant water features are widely recognised as archaeological hotspots. Crossing points often acted as gateways within the historic landscape. Because movement was channelled through these locations, archaeological evidence may occur both at the crossing itself and along the routes leading towards it, forming broader zones of archaeological potential rather than isolated sites.Battle-Hastings Route Corridor is interpreted as a ridge and valley military/settlement route. Historic crossing points where roads, trackways or routeways converge on significant water features are widely recognised as archaeological hotspots. Crossing points often acted as gateways within the historic landscape. Because movement was channelled through these locations, archaeological evidence may occur both at the crossing itself and along the routes leading towards it, forming broader zones of archaeological potential rather than isolated sites.

Historic Gateways and Crossing Places

Pevensey Levels Crossing Cluster is a wetland/channel crossing cluster. Robertsbridge/Rother Valley Crossing is a river valley crossing. Hastings Valley Mouth is a coastal stream/valley-mouth route focus.

Main Places