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Boundary earthwork from East Down to Orcheston Down is a linear defensive or territorial boundary dating to the Iron Age, located in Wiltshire. The earthwork runs across the chalk downland between the two named locations and consists of a ditch with an associated bank, typical of the period's land division and settlement demarcation practices. Such boundaries served both practical and symbolic functions, marking territories, controlling movement, and potentially providing defence during a period of significant social and territorial organisation on the Wessex chalk. The monument represents an important survival of Iron Age landscape management and settlement patterns in southern Britain.
Boundary earthwork from East Down to Orcheston Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010251. View the official record →
Boundary earthwork from East Down to Orcheston Down is a linear defensive or territorial boundary dating to the Iron Age, located in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010251.
Boundary earthwork from East Down to Orcheston 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 1010251.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Yarnbury camp (Yarnbury Castle) (8.5 km), Milestone SE of Yarnbury Castle (8.6 km), Round barrow 230yds (210m) NW of New Field Plantation (9.3 km).
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