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Bokerley Dyke is a prehistoric linear earthwork located on Martin Down in Wiltshire, consisting of a substantial bank and ditch that runs roughly north-south across the chalk downland. The monument dates primarily to the Iron Age, though it has been argued that elements may have been reinforced or reused in later periods, including possibly the Romano-British era. The dyke appears to have functioned as a territorial boundary or stock control feature marking a significant division of the landscape. Associated with this linear earthwork are sections of Grim's Ditch, a medieval boundary bank, and two bowl barrows situated on and to the north-west of Martin Down, which represent Bronze Age burial monuments later incorporated into the wider pattern of land division visible across this part of the downland landscape.
Bokerley Dyke, and a section of Grim's Ditch, a section of a medieval boundary bank, and two bowl barrows on and north west of Martin Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012135. View the official record →
Bokerley Dyke is a prehistoric linear earthwork located on Martin Down in Wiltshire, consisting of a substantial bank and ditch that runs roughly north-south across the chalk downland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012135.
Bokerley Dyke, and a section of Grim's Ditch, a section of a medieval boundary bank, and two bowl barrows on and north west of Martin Down 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 1012135.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Group of henge monuments, an associated group of round barrows, a Saxon cemetery, and a Norman church at Knowlton (8.2 km), Stephen's Castle, a bowl barrow 720m east of Eastworth Farm (8.4 km), Bowl barrow 240m north east of Martin's Farm Bungalow (8.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bokerley Dyke, and a section of Grim's Ditch, a section of a medieval boundary bank, and two bowl barrows on and north west of Martin Down'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.
Bokerley Dyke, and a section of Grim's Ditch, a section of a medieval boundary bank, and two bowl barrows on and north west of Martin Down stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.