Scheduled MonumentsEnglandChapperton Down Prehistoric and Romano-British Landscape

Chapperton Down Prehistoric and Romano-British Landscape

England
List entry 1009301
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1009301
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
153.92 hectares
Grid reference
SU 00106 47839
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Chapperton Down Prehistoric and Romano-British Landscape is a complex of archaeological features located in Wiltshire representing occupation and land use spanning from the prehistoric period through the Romano-British era. The site comprises multiple monument types including burial mounds, field systems, and settlement evidence that collectively document the long-term development of the landscape. The remains visible on the downland illustrate patterns of agricultural and residential organisation characteristic of southern English prehistory and the subsequent Romano-British period. The monument group is designated for its value in understanding continuity and change in settlement patterns across these successive cultural phases on the Wiltshire downs.

Chapperton Down Prehistoric and Romano-British Landscape is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009301. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Chapperton Down Prehistoric and Romano-British Landscape?

Chapperton Down Prehistoric and Romano-British Landscape is a complex of archaeological features located in Wiltshire representing occupation and land use spanning from the prehistoric period through the Romano-British era. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009301.

Who is responsible for protecting Chapperton Down Prehistoric and Romano-British Landscape?

Chapperton Down Prehistoric and Romano-British Landscape 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 1009301.

What other scheduled monuments are near Chapperton Down Prehistoric and Romano-British Landscape?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Group of barrows near Field Barn (8.6 km), Bowl barrow 1020m north west of White Farm (8.8 km), Bowl barrow 300m north of White Farm (9.2 km).

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Everything a full report reveals about Chapperton Down Prehistoric and Romano-British Landscape

This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Chapperton Down Prehistoric and Romano-British Landscape's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:

Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Chapperton Down Prehistoric and Romano-British Landscape

Chapperton Down Prehistoric and Romano-British Landscape stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.