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The Chalk military badges on Fovant Down is a collection of regimental emblems cut into the chalk hillside near the village of Fovant in Wiltshire. These distinctive figures were created during the First World War by soldiers stationed at the nearby camp, with the badges representing various military units that trained or were billeted in the area between 1916 and 1918. The badges were cut into the turf and underlying chalk to considerable depth, rendering them visible from considerable distances across the downland landscape. Though some have been lost or severely weathered over the decades, several remain traceable, constituting a distinctive archaeological and cultural record of the First World War presence in this part of Wiltshire.
Chalk military badges on Fovant Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020132. View the official record →
The Chalk military badges on Fovant Down is a collection of regimental emblems cut into the chalk hillside near the village of Fovant in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020132.
Chalk military badges on Fovant 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 1020132.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The eastern of two linear earthworks north of West Woodyates Manor (8.6 km), The western of two linear earthworks north of West Woodyates Manor (8.6 km), Garden earthworks south of West Woodyates Manor (8.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Chalk military badges on Fovant 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.
Chalk military badges on Fovant Down stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.