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Boundary feature, western section of Long Ditch across Wilsford Down is a linear earthwork monument located on Wilsford Down in Wiltshire. The feature forms part of the Long Ditch system, a substantial boundary work of prehistoric origin that traverses the chalk downland of the region. Dating to the Bronze Age or Iron Age period, this western section represents evidence of ancient territorial division and land management practices across the Wiltshire landscape. The ditch remains visible as a archaeological feature of the chalk downland, preserving information about prehistoric settlement patterns and the demarcation of significant land boundaries.
Boundary feature, western section of Long Ditch across Wilsford Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010262. View the official record →
Boundary feature, western section of Long Ditch across Wilsford Down is a linear earthwork monument located on Wilsford Down in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010262.
Boundary feature, western section of Long Ditch across 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 1010262.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two bell barrows, two bowl barrows and a disc barrow which form the greater part of Rollestone Field linear round barrow cemetery (9.7 km), Disc barrow and pond barrow 350m NNW of Greenland Farm (9.8 km), Two bowl barrows forming 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 feature, western section of Long Ditch across 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 feature, western section of Long Ditch across Wilsford Down stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.