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Boundary earthworks on Wilsford Down is a linear monument of prehistoric origin located in Wiltshire. The site consists of a substantial bank and ditch system that traverses the downland landscape, characteristic of territorial divisions established during the Bronze Age or Iron Age periods. These earthworks served to demarcate land holdings and may have functioned as livestock enclosures or boundaries between settlement territories. The monument remains visible as an earthen feature across the modern landscape, preserving evidence of ancient land management practices on Salisbury Plain.
Boundary earthworks on Wilsford Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010177. View the official record →
Boundary earthworks on Wilsford Down is a linear monument of prehistoric origin located in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010177.
Boundary earthworks on Wilsford 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 1010177.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 200m south east of Middle Farm (9.7 km), Disc barrow and pond barrow 350m NNW of Greenland Farm (9.8 km), Two bell barrows, two bowl barrows and a disc barrow which form the greater part of Rollestone Field linear round barrow cemetery (9.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Boundary earthworks on Wilsford 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.
Boundary earthworks on Wilsford Down stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.