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Bibury Racecourse Celtic field system is a prehistoric agricultural landscape located in Gloucestershire that exemplifies the organised field divisions characteristic of Iron Age and Romano-British cultivation practices. The monument comprises a series of small, irregularly shaped enclosed fields created through the construction of banks and ditches, representing an intensive system of land management typical of the later prehistoric period. The field system demonstrates the sophistication of agricultural organisation among Iron Age communities in the Cotswolds region, with its layout adapted to local topography and soil conditions. The surviving earthworks provide valuable archaeological evidence for understanding settlement patterns and economic practices in this part of the English Midlands during the pre-Roman and Romano-British periods.
Bibury Racecourse Celtic field system is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003447. View the official record →
Bibury Racecourse Celtic field system is a prehistoric agricultural landscape located in Gloucestershire that exemplifies the organised field divisions characteristic of Iron Age and Romano-British cultivation practices. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003447.
Bibury Racecourse Celtic field system is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1003447.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The socket stone and step of a churchyard cross in St Andrew's churchyard, Eastleach Turville (4.6 km), The socket stone and part of the shaft of a churchyard cross in St Michael and St Martin's churchyard, Eastleach Martin (4.8 km), Wayside Cross at Hatherop (4.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bibury Racecourse Celtic field system's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Bibury Racecourse Celtic field system stands on Great Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, limestone and argillaceous rocks.