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Boundary earthwork across the Bulford Ranges is a linear earthwork situated on the chalk downland of Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire. The monument consists of a ditch with associated bank, running across the landscape in a manner characteristic of prehistoric boundary systems, though the precise dating remains uncertain without definitive archaeological evidence. Such linear earthworks across the Ranges reflect patterns of land division and territorial demarcation that were significant during the Bronze Age and Iron Age periods, when organised land management became increasingly important on the downlands. The earthwork's survival as an upstanding feature demonstrates the historical importance of boundary maintenance across this intensively used prehistoric landscape.
Boundary earthwork across the Bulford Ranges is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009503. View the official record →
Boundary earthwork across the Bulford Ranges is a linear earthwork situated on the chalk downland of Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009503.
Boundary earthwork across the Bulford Ranges 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 1009503.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bell barrow, three bowl barrows and gas testing trenches on Idmiston Down (8.9 km), Bowl barrow 450m ENE of Manor Farm: one of a group of round barrows on Porton Down (9.2 km), Three bowl barrows 200m east of Manor Farm: part of a group of round barrows on Porton Down (9.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Boundary earthwork across the Bulford Ranges'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.
Boundary earthwork across the Bulford Ranges stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.