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The Celtic field system on Chute Down is a prehistoric agricultural monument located in Wiltshire, comprising a series of small rectangular enclosures laid out across the downland landscape. The fields date to the Iron Age period, representing the organised arable farming practices of Celtic communities in southern Britain during the first millennium BC. The system is visible as a pattern of banks and lynchets, the accumulated soil boundaries that developed through centuries of cultivation and ploughing along contour lines. Such field systems demonstrate the sophisticated land management and territorial organisation of Iron Age societies, and Chute Down's example contributes significantly to understanding prehistoric agricultural settlement in the Wessex region.
Celtic field system on Chute Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003038. View the official record →
The Celtic field system on Chute Down is a prehistoric agricultural monument located in Wiltshire, comprising a series of small rectangular enclosures laid out across the downland landscape. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003038.
Celtic field system on Chute 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 1003038.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ludgershall Castle, a medieval ringwork and castle, Ludgershall (3.4 km), Ludgershall village cross (3.5 km), Roman buildings on Lambourne's Hill (3.7 km).
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