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Deserted medieval village, a bowl barrow, and part of a prehistoric field system opposite Lake House in Lake Bottom is a complex archaeological site in Wiltshire comprising remains spanning multiple periods of human settlement and land use. The bowl barrow represents Neolithic or Bronze Age burial practice, whilst the associated prehistoric field system evidences early agricultural organisation of the landscape. The deserted medieval village indicates medieval settlement that was subsequently abandoned, a phenomenon common in English rural archaeology. Together these elements, protected as a single heritage monument, demonstrate the palimpsest of human activity accumulated across this Wiltshire location from prehistoric through medieval times.
Deserted medieval village, a bowl barrow, and part of a prehistoric field system opposite Lake House in Lake Bottom is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010879. View the official record →
Deserted medieval village, a bowl barrow, and part of a prehistoric field system opposite Lake House in Lake Bottom is a complex archaeological site in Wiltshire comprising remains spanning multiple periods of human settlement and land use. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010879.
Deserted medieval village, a bowl barrow, and part of a prehistoric field system opposite Lake House in Lake Bottom 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 1010879.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Romano-British settlement at Stratford sub Castle (7.2 km), Ruined church of SS Mary and Nicholas (8.3 km), City rampart E of Council House (8.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Deserted medieval village, a bowl barrow, and part of a prehistoric field system opposite Lake House in Lake Bottom'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.
Deserted medieval village, a bowl barrow, and part of a prehistoric field system opposite Lake House in Lake Bottom stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.