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Chalk map of Australia is an eighteenth-century earthwork located on the Wiltshire downs south-west of Upper Hurdcott Farm. The monument comprises a large-scale chalk figure cut into the turf, depicting a schematic outline of the Australian continent, and represents a notable example of the popular enthusiasm for geographical knowledge and colonial expansion that characterised the period. The precise dating and original purpose of the work remain subjects of local tradition, though its creation reflects broader contemporary interest in mapping and representing distant territories. The figure has been subject to degradation over time and exists as an archaeological record of eighteenth-century cultural expression on the English landscape.
Chalk map of Australia 925m south west of Upper Hurdcott Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020133. View the official record →
Chalk map of Australia is an eighteenth-century earthwork located on the Wiltshire downs south-west of Upper Hurdcott Farm. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020133.
Chalk map of Australia 925m south west of Upper Hurdcott Farm 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 1020133.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 520m north east of the shoulder angle of Bokerley Dyke on Martin Down (9.1 km), Bronze Age and Romano-British enclosure on Martin Down, east of Bokerley Junction (9.1 km), Bowl barrow 350m east of the shoulder angle of Bokerley Dyke on Martin Down (9.3 km).
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