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Chalk map of Australia is an antiquarian creation marking a distinctive geographical feature in the Wiltshire landscape, located approximately 925 metres south-west of Upper Hurdcott Farm. Dating to the nineteenth century, this chalk-cut map represents an early instance of large-scale landscape modification undertaken as a novelty or commemorative work, reflecting contemporary geographical interests and colonial awareness. The monument survives as a chalk figure cut into the underlying chalk bedrock, visible as a light-coloured marking against the surrounding turf. Though modest in historical significance compared to prehistoric chalk figures, it documents the cultural practices and land use of the Victorian period in rural Wiltshire.
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 antiquarian creation marking a distinctive geographical feature in the Wiltshire landscape, located approximately 925 metres 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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