Scheduled Monuments›England›Ditch, 343yds (310m) ENE of East Farm Cottages to 800yds (730m) NW of St Martin's Chapel

Ditch, 343yds (310m) ENE of East Farm Cottages to 800yds (730m) NW of St Martin's Chapel

England
List entry 1005606
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1005606
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
12.25 hectares
Grid reference
ST 99358 35116, SU 02184 35324, SU 03916 34367
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Ditch, 343 yards ENE of East Farm Cottages to 800 yards NW of St Martin's Chapel is a linear earthwork of Iron Age date located in Wiltshire. The monument extends approximately 457 yards in length and represents a substantial boundary feature characteristic of late prehistoric settlement patterns in the region. Such ditches commonly served defensive, territorial, or land management functions within Iron Age communities. The feature remains visible as an archaeological earthwork and contributes to understanding the prehistoric landscape organisation of central Wiltshire.

Ditch, 343yds (310m) ENE of East Farm Cottages to 800yds (730m) NW of St Martin's Chapel is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005606. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Ditch, 343yds (310m) ENE of East Farm Cottages to 800yds (730m) NW of St Martin's Chapel?

Ditch, 343 yards ENE of East Farm Cottages to 800 yards NW of St Martin's Chapel is a linear earthwork of Iron Age date located in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005606.

Who is responsible for protecting Ditch, 343yds (310m) ENE of East Farm Cottages to 800yds (730m) NW of St Martin's Chapel?

Ditch, 343yds (310m) ENE of East Farm Cottages to 800yds (730m) NW of St Martin's Chapel 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 1005606.

What other scheduled monuments are near Ditch, 343yds (310m) ENE of East Farm Cottages to 800yds (730m) NW of St Martin's Chapel?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two chalk military badges 380m and 550m west of Sheep Well (8.1 km), Buxbury round barrow, Buxbury Hill (8.2 km), Cross-ridge dyke on Buxbury Hill (8.5 km).

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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.
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Target Zones
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Two chalk military badges 380m and 550m west of Sheep Well
8.1 km
Buxbury round barrow, Buxbury Hill
8.2 km
Cross-ridge dyke on Buxbury Hill
8.5 km
Barrow 230yds (210m) W of Sutton Ivers, on Sutton Down
8.7 km
Guest house of the Knights of St John
9.4 km
Barrow on Fifield Down 700yds (640m) ESE of North Barn
9.6 km
Round barrow on Swallowcliffe Down
9.9 km
Church Bottom earthwork enclosure
10 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Ditch, 343yds (310m) ENE of East Farm Cottages to 800yds (730m) NW of St Martin's Chapel

Ditch, 343yds (310m) ENE of East Farm Cottages to 800yds (730m) NW of St Martin's Chapel stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Ditch, 343yds (310m) ENE of East Farm Cottages to 800yds (730m) NW of St Martin's Chapel

Old SarumArchaeological site · ~9.1 milesStonehengeArchaeological site · ~9.3 milesWest Kennet Long BarrowArchaeological site · ~21.2 milesSilbury HillArchaeological site · ~21.8 milesBattle of Roundway Down 1643Battle (1643) · ~18.7 miles
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