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Church Bottom earthwork enclosure is a prehistoric monument located in Wiltshire, England. The site comprises an enclosed area defined by earthwork banks and ditches, representative of settlement or defensive structures from the Iron Age or possibly earlier periods. The monument survives as a series of raised banks and associated ditches that form an irregular enclosure, demonstrating the constructional techniques employed by prehistoric communities in southern England. Such enclosures served multiple functions within Iron Age society, potentially providing defensible space, stock management, or ceremonial purposes within the settlement hierarchy of the period.
Church Bottom earthwork enclosure is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003743. View the official record →
Church Bottom earthwork enclosure is a prehistoric monument located in Wiltshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003743.
Church Bottom earthwork enclosure 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 1003743.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Enclosure S of Humby's Stock Coppice (8.3 km), Barrow 30yds (27m) E of Dorset Cursus (9 km), Barrows at junction of parish boundaries (9.1 km).
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